Tulsa County Jail Supervisor Testifies In Federal Case Against Former Sheriff

There were new calls for a mistrial in the federal civil rights case against a former Tulsa County sheriff Monday afternoon.

In its seventh day, the trial against Stanley Glanz is just as contentious as it was on its first.

The unit where a then 17-year-old inmate said she was raped is important because there are specific pods for men, women and boys, but not for girls. The girls are kept in the medical unit and, in 2010, when the young woman said she was sexually assaulted, there were no cameras.

Monday, a witness for the defense sounded more like a witness for the plaintiff, saying that violated policy.

The Tulsa County Jail supervisor testified the medical wing is the most secure place for juvenile female inmates. That’s where a former inmate said she was sexually assaulted more than 100 times by a then-detention officer.

That area has been called a “blind spot” because there are no surveillance cameras there.

Even Glanz testified that curtains were placed in front of the windows while the girl was housed there, keeping her from view of anyone on duty.

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The plaintiff's attorney showed the detention officer had opportunities to visit her cell alone.

Attorney Dan Smolen asked - it's the safest place in the jail, "unless there's a male detention officer in there by himself, right?"

To which the jail supervisor said, "Right."

That defense witness also admitted she did not know several policies that Glanz admits were violated, like the policy that says juvenile inmates should be under direct supervision.

The defense showed several times when both male and female detention officers were assigned to the girls.

The supervisor testified she tried to always assign a woman to the unit, but sometimes she needed women to work the adult female pods because they were "higher priority."

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Defense attorney Clark Brewster motioned for a mistrial because of prejudicial language used by plaintiff's attorney, Smolen. The judge denied that motion, later saying, "It's been done rampantly here, on both sides."

The trial continues Tuesday with two more witnesses.