State Corrections Department Director Joe Allbaugh has vowed to take a strong, personal role in determining inmate eligibility for a new community supervision program.

"I am going to kind of be judge, jury and executioner," Allbaugh told The Oklahoman.

If staff members have questions about whether a particular inmate should be allowed to participate, Allbaugh said he is prepared to make the ultimate decision.

"I am going to be the safety valve," Allbaugh said. "The risk is going to be on my shoulders."