Head of troubled Oklahoma County jail announces resignation

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -The administrator of the troubled Oklahoma County jail has announced his resignation. Greg Williams announced on Monday his plans to step down.

The Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Authority, also known as the Jail Trust, said in a statement they had accepted Williams’ resignation and thanked him for his service.

The trust took over operation of the jail from the sheriff’s office in July 2020.

Since then, it has repeatedly come under fire because of inmate deaths, escapes and other incidents.

That criticism intensified after an inmate was shot and killed after taking a detention officer hostage on March 2021.