Legal experts say Oklahomans must change the criminal code to address the state’s nation-leading incarceration rates
Plan Proposes Alternatives to Prison
The Smart on Crime plan proposes shifting state resources toward drug prevention and treatment programs
Nonprofit Provides Job Training to Women
Pets Helping People operates the Muddy Paws pet grooming facility where women from recovery programs learn pet grooming
Rehabilitation Center Offers Redemption
Most women at Center Point are serving the final portion of drug-related sentences
Sentencing Program to Open in OKC
Women in Recovery was created to reduce Oklahoma’s nation-leading female incarceration rate
Alternative to Prison Proves Successful
A Tulsa-based alternative sentencing program, Women in Recovery, is proving successful in combating incarceration rates
Women Find Religious Freedom in Prison
Twenty-two prisoners were the first to graduate from the Victory Bible Institute, a faith-based prison ministry program
Packed Oklahoma Prisons, Rising Costs
Packed prisons and the rising costs to maintain them may force Oklahoma lawmakers to act
Oklahomans Support Alternative Programs
Poll results indicate Oklahomans support alternative programs as a way to reduce the state’s incarceration rates