The old city jail was saved from demolition for now, but there are no concrete plans to move forward with redevelopment. The resolution to apply for demolition was deferred four times before a decision was made. It was first discussed June 4 and then every two weeks until Aug. 13, with councilmembers disagreeing on the […]
Oklahoma City Jail
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Jail choice
Oklahoma City Council deferred a resolution to demolish the old city jail, police headquarters and municipal court buildings. The council will discuss the resolution at the June 18 meeting. The buildings, none of which are on the National Register of Historic Places, are in councilwoman JoBeth Hamon’s Ward 6. She asked for the resolution to […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Incarceration renovation
The city wants to know what it should do with its former jailhouse, and Chicken-Fried News has a few ideas.
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Chicken-Fried News: Mall wreck
Belle Isle was the scene of a car chase at Penn Square Mall and Wal-Mart.