MIDWEST CITY, OK -- 44-year-old Joe Baker has made a lifetime of crime. To escape extreme weather, Baker has been booked into jail dozens of times over the last decade for minor offenses. He's in the Oklahoma county jail right now for petty larceny.
The paperwork on this next guy is even more extensive. 75-year-old Floyd Crawford is a regular at the Oklahoma County Jail. He's been booked 403 times.
Time after time, these two do just enough to get another 30 days in jail to keep out of the elements.
This keeps the offenders out of the cold, but for the taxpayer, the costs add up.
They get 3 meals a day, laundry and personal hygiene products.
In Midwest City, jail officials say they spend $42 a day on each inmate.
The paperwork on this next guy is even more extensive. 75-year-old Floyd Crawford is a regular at the Oklahoma County Jail. He's been booked 403 times.
Time after time, these two do just enough to get another 30 days in jail to keep out of the elements.
This keeps the offenders out of the cold, but for the taxpayer, the costs add up.
They get 3 meals a day, laundry and personal hygiene products.
In Midwest City, jail officials say they spend $42 a day on each inmate.
