Oklahoma prisons at risk during COVID-19 health emergency
COVID-19 Policy Analysis: As our nation confronts the COVID-19 pandemic, OK Policy will be analyzing state and federal policies that impact our state and its residents during this national health...
View ArticleOklahoma’s prisons and jails require executive action to combat COVID-19
COVID-19 Policy Analysis: As our nation confronts the COVID-19 pandemic, OK Policy will be analyzing state and federal policies that impact our state and its residents during this national health...
View ArticleCounty jails in Oklahoma face immense risk from COVID-19
COVID-19 Policy Analysis: As our nation confronts the COVID-19 pandemic, OK Policy will be analyzing state and federal policies that impact our state and its residents during this national health...
View ArticleMedical parole is necessary to help protect Oklahoma prisons and hospitals...
Overcrowded state prisons face some of the largest COVID-19 outbreaks in the nation. A single state prison in rural Arkansas is the site of more than 20 percent of all of the cases in the state....
View ArticleSQ 802 is a win for criminal justice reform in Oklahoma
Beyond its enormous implications for our health care system, State Question 802, the ballot measure to expand Medicaid in Oklahoma, is also a significant criminal justice issue. Nearly a decade of...
View ArticleParole reform was crucial in ending Oklahoma’s status as the world’s prison...
In 2016, Oklahoma incarcerated a higher percentage of its population than any other place on Earth. Much attention has been focused on the success of criminal justice reforms like State Question 780,...
View ArticleCOVID-19 in Oklahoma prisons is a moral emergency
Proposed policy solutions • Widespread prison testing of staff and inmates • Gov. Stitt should expedite signing any pending sentence commutations • Expedite the release of any individuals eligible for...
View ArticleReducing Oklahoma’s court fines and fees is police reform
The police killing of George Floyd has reignited a national conversation about racial disparities in policing. While much of this conversation has been focused on municipal budgets and inadequate...
View ArticleHB 1795 reduces driver’s license suspensions for court fines and fees
House Bill 1795, authored by Rep. Nicole Miller and Sen. Kim David, dramatically reduces driver’s license suspensions for court fines and fees. HB 1795 also significantly increases access to...
View ArticleThe 2021 session saw passage of economic justice reforms, but Oklahoma’s...
Criminal justice reform was a lower profile priority in Oklahoma’s 2021 legislative session compared to previous years. Despite this fact, several significant reforms aimed at increasing economic...
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