Criminal Justice

Punishment and crime: How they are (and are not) related

Changes to state penal codes can have a significant impact on reducing state prison populations. Oklahoma policymakers should continue to pursue new criminal justice reform policies to safely lower the state’s high incarceration rate.  

Kaitlyn Finley
August 13, 2019
Criminal Justice

By the numbers: Criminal justice in Oklahoma

Although Oklahoma’s crime rates have declined over the past twenty years, the state’s incarceration rate has continued to rise during the same time period. 

Kaitlyn Finley
August 1, 2019
Criminal Justice

Governor’s task force offers another chance at justice reform

Corrections-reform advocates didn't get all they wanted in the 2019 legislative session, but officials are hopeful that the 15-member RESTORE Task Force, created by Governor Kevin Stitt via an executive order, will have more success.

Ray Carter
June 17, 2019
Criminal Justice

Criminal justice reform: What passed, and what’s next for Oklahoma?

This session the Oklahoma legislature passed a handful of bills aimed at reforming the state’s criminal justice system. Governor Stitt’s new task force will propose additional criminal justice reform efforts next session.

Kaitlyn Finley
June 6, 2019
Criminal Justice

Bail bill rejected in House

Members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives rejected legislation Wednesday that would have allowed more criminal suspects to be released from jail without bail after critics said it would lead to more crime and the bill’s author admitted he did not know how much the measure would increase taxpayer costs.

Ray Carter
May 23, 2019
Criminal Justice

A Primer: Oklahoma’s criminal justice system

Oklahoma’s incarceration rate has risen to number one in the nation. This overuse of incarceration has significant financial and social costs. Oklahoma lawmakers are considering reforms aimed at reducing incarceration rates.

Kaitlyn Finley
May 16, 2019
Criminal Justice

Trump cited as model for Oklahoma on corrections

A former inmate freed as the result of a federal corrections-reform law championed by President Donald Trump urged state lawmakers to follow the president’s lead and enact similar reforms in Oklahoma.

Ray Carter
May 2, 2019

Four schools spend six-figure sum on contract lobbyists

Ray Carter
August 21, 2019

Health care committee leaders say group’s work is bigger than Medicaid

Ray Carter
August 15, 2019

Oklahoma tribes enter Arkansas market despite higher taxes

Ray Carter
August 22, 2019
1 of 8
Older Articles
Issues
Type