A task force created by the governor to come up with solutions to prison overcrowding is not considering shorter prison stays for violent criminals, the governor's general counsel said Thursday night.

Prosecutors across the state have worried the task force will recommend releasing certain violent criminals from prison after they have served only 70 percent of their sentences.

"I'll oppose any proposals that are contrary to Oklahoma's public safety interests," said Mike Fields, who is on the task force and is president of the Oklahoma District Attorneys Association.

Offenders convicted of violent crimes must now by law serve 85 percent of their sentences, before becoming eligible for parole. That requirement was part of the Truth in Sentencing Act that passed in 1999.