In 2019, Oklahomans for Criminal Justice Reform (OCJR) began to press for additional criminal justice reforms, as the Sooner State’s incarceration rate continued to run first in the nation. File Photo.
Published: November 8th, 2020
In 2019, Oklahomans for Criminal Justice Reform (OCJR) began to press for additional criminal justice reforms, as the Sooner State’s incarceration rate continued to run first in the nation. Former Oklahoma House Speaker Kris Steele can be seen (center) in this photo of a Capitol press room meeting. File Photo. File Photo.
Although he supported reforms early in his tenure as chief executive, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt expressed reservations about, and then opposition to, State Question 805.
The Americans Civil Liberties Union (Oklahoma) has been a strong advocate for further criminal justice reforms in Oklahoma.
State Question 805 qualified for the statewide Oklahoma ballot after a successful petition as a constitutional ballot question.
In an Oval Office meeting, Pat McGuigan, then a researcher and journalist in Washington D.C., presented President Ronald Reagan with a copy of ‘Crime and Punishment in Modern America’, a compilation of scholarly conservative and libertarian reforms to the national and state-level criminal justice systems. White House Photo.