Prison Reform

A committee said the state should allow all but death row inmates and those serving life-without-parole to request lighter sentences after serving 15 years

The establishment of the task force comes as the nation's jails and prisons are on high alert in response to COVID-19

“The eyes of the nation will be watching as we try to transform a system defined too often by jail bars and barbed-wire fences to a community-based system"

For the entire legislative session, there have been more people incarcerated at the state's jails than there are beds in those jails

The survey found that trust and morale remain low among correctional officers at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center

Despite state's push to privatize prisons, switching to public healthcare would save the state between $40M and $46M yearly

Laws passed to reduce prison crowding has burdened counties to house inmates without any funding to cover the cost

Mark Inch told lawmakers staffing shortages and funding shortfalls contribute to inmate violence and CO injury

The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board will commute the sentences of over 400 non-violent offenders

The unlikely collaboration is focused on finding solutions to problems like the effects of a 1994 crime bill in policing and prisons