Oklahoma Statutes

Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 65 (2026)

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sheriff. Any person in this state convicted of a crime, who is serving time as a prisoner in the county jail of any county in the State of Oklahoma as a result of said conviction of crime, shall be entitled to receive five (5) days' credit for every four (4) days' time in said county jail provided said prisoner shall have obeyed the rules and regulations promulgated by the sheriff in charge of said county jail in a satisfactory manner. Each prisoner shall also, in addition thereto, be entitled to a deduction of three (3) days for each pint of his blood he donates during his first thirty (30) days of confinement in the county jail, and to five (5) days for each pint of his blood he donates during any sixty-day period thereafter to the American Red Cross or to a hospital approved for such purpose by the sheriff. And the sheriff of said county is hereby authorized to order said credit to be given to said prisoner on the records of the court out of which said conviction is had. Added by Laws 1933, c. 123, p. 271, § 3. Amended by Laws 1969, c. 204, § 1, emerg. eff. April 18, 1969.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1979–2015 · leading case: Hayward v. Marshall, 603 F.3d 546 (9th Cir. 2010).
Hayward v. Marshall, 603 F.3d 546 (9th Cir. 2010). · cites it 2× “§ 30:4-140 ; Okla. Stat. tit. 57, §§ 65 , 138; Or.Rev.”
Harber v. Shaffer, 755 P.2d 640 (Okla. 1988). · cites it 3× “He was not convicted of a crime, nor was he sentenced to serve a period of incarceration for a statutorily stated criminal act or offense which would or could constitute a crime.”
Gilmore v. St. Anthony Hosp., 598 P.2d 1200 (Okla. 1979). “57 O.S.1971, § 65. The same day that this 1969 enactment became effective (April 18, 1969), 63 O.”
Hallmark v. State, 795 P.2d 113 (Okla. Crim. App. 1990). · cites it 2× “1981, § 20 and 57 O.S.1981, § 65. Petitioner claims that the Tulsa County Sheriff is violating § 20 by not awarding extra credits for efficient work, but once again, we find that this benefit does not accrue to inmates perform *115 ing jobs within the jail.”
Sissney v. State, 792 P.2d 1181 (Okla. Crim. App. 1990). · cites it 2× “Prisoners in a county jail are also allowed credits for good behavior and blood donations in accordance with the provisions of 57 O.S.1981, § 65, which states: Any person in this state convicted of a crime, who is serving time as a prisoner in the county jail of any county in…”
In Re Revision of Portion of Rules of Court of Crim. Appeals, 2015 OK CR 15 (Okla. Crim. App. 2015). · cites it 3× “______ Defendant's term of incarceration shall be calculated as: ______ Calendar days with credit for good behavior only (57 O.S. Section 65). ______ As calculated by the Sheriff with all implemented and allowable credits allowed by law.”
Hayward v. Marshall (9th Cir. 2010). “§ 30:4 - 140; Okla. Stat. tit. 57, §§ 65 , 138; Or. Rev.”
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