Listening to speakers for criminal justice reform at the OK Capitol. It’s appalling that Oklahoma is about to over take LA as the state with the highest levels of male incarceration, making OK the state with the highest levels of overall incarceration in the country. #OKleg
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When I studied Criminology as part of my Sociology degree, Criminal Justice was divided into two camps - punishment and rehabilitation. Prisons should not serve as a for-profit business entity. It’s hard to say that’s not what’s happening. What HAS happened in OK is a travesty.
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#OKJusticeReform, OK is projected to incarcerate an additional 7K Oklahomans over the next 8 years. To do this, the state will spend an additional $1.9B to construct 3 more prisons. It’s not only the money that’s concerning, it’s the human suffering that’s unacceptable.1 réponse 0 Retweet 2 j'aimeAfficher cette discussion
Of the 9,754 people incarcerated in FY2017 7,328 were nonviolent offenders who have now entered a system where the average sentence spans 31 years. I realize each crime is different and in some cases this is reasonable, but clearly there is a need for #OKJusticeReform
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