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Domestic-Abuse Punishments Escalate Tensions Between Victim Advocates, Justice Reform Supporters

by Whitney Bryen February 19, 2020February 23, 2020

Domestic violence is considered a nonviolent crime in Oklahoma. Victim advocates want to change that and require repeat abusers to serve tougher sentences. But the effort conflicts with what criminal justice reform advocates are pushing for, including in State Question 805.

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