Quote of the Day 5/19/2015

“We’re not just writing this down because we want to write something in a report.”

-State Auditor and Inspector Gary Jones, in a 2012 audit that found widespread problems with the management of jail funds by the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office. For the past five years state and federal auditors have repeatedly criticized the Sheriff’s Office lax oversight of funds, but those warnings prompted little change and some of the funds went missing (Source).

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Gene Perry worked for OK Policy from 2011 to 2019. He is a native Oklahoman and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a B.A. in history and an M.A. in journalism.

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