Mental Health

Southwest Ledger photo by M. Scott Carter         Clint Castleberry, center, Director of Health Services for the Department of Corrections, speaks to the Legislature’s Health Care Working Group Wednesday, Aug. 21.

Southwest Ledger photo by M. Scott Carter Clint Castleberry, center, Director of Health Services for the Department of Corrections, speaks to the Legislature’s Health Care Working Group Wednesday, Aug. 21.

Beleaguered Budget: Aging Population, Mental Health Issues Plague Oklahoma Department of Corrections

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma’s Department of Corrections spent about $43.5 million on health care for more than 30,000 inmates during the 2018 fiscal year, a corrections official told lawmakers Wednesday.