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Tax Day Reminder: Incarcerated People Work, Pay—and Often Lose Everything

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2025 Policy Priorities: A Critical Year for Criminal Justice Reform in Oklahoma

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The High Cost of Justice: How Fines and Fees Trap Rural Oklahomans in a Cycle of Debt

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Breaking the Cycle: The Burden of Fines and Fees on Rural Oklahoma

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Stay Ahead in 2025: Your Go-To Resource for Justice Reform Legislation in Oklahoma

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Building Momentum: Oklahoma’s 2024 Criminal Justice Reforms

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Why Clean Slate Legislation Is Essential for Building a Better Future

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Beyond Bars: Exploring Alternatives to Incarceration for Nonviolent Offenders

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The Importance of Your Donation

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Celebrating National Book Month: Lessons in Criminal Justice Reform from Influential Books

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National Recovery Month: Celebrating Healing, Hope, and Resilience

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Unveiling the Roots: Exploring the Legacy of Convict Labor in America

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The Impact of Technology on Policing: Balancing Innovation with Civil Liberties

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New Report Release: The Hidden Crisis: How Poverty Drives Crime in Rural Oklahoma

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The Impact of Mass Incarceration on Families: Breaking the Cycle of Intergenerational Trauma

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Emojis in the Legal Arena: Navigating New Challenges and Opportunities

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Oklahoma's Landmark Criminal Justice Reforms in 2024: A Step Towards Fairness and Efficiency

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LGBTQIA+ Incarceration: Addressing Disparities and Promoting Equality

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Flag Day's Hidden Irony: Incarcerated Labor Behind America's Symbol of Freedom

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Addressing the Mental Health and Addiction Crisis in Rural Oklahoma

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5 Reasons to Volunteer for a Criminal Justice Reform Nonprofit Now

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Shadows of the Past: Examining Historical narratives around Irish Immigration and Modern-Day Incarceration

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OCJR 2024 Legislative Tracker

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Unveiling Oklahoma's Criminal Justice Challenges: Insights from the MODERN Task Force Report

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The Historical Threads of Poverty: A Tool for Control

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Celebrating Criminal Justice Reform Successes in Oklahoma 2023

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The Reality of Organized Retail Theft in Oklahoma

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The Impact of Discrimination on Justice-Involved Individuals' Access to Housing in Oklahoma

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Breaking the Cycle: Understanding the School-to-Prison Pipeline

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Unveiling the Web: How Mass Incarceration Gives Rise to Mass Supervision

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Returning Oklahomans Deserve a Fighting Chance

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The Criminal Justice Reform Successes of the 2023 Legislative Session

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Striving for Change: The Complex Relationship between Police and Criminal Justice Reform

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The Steep Price of the System

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AI in CJR: What We're Missing and Misusing

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Women's History Month: Reflections on Elizabeth Fry

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Why You Should Be A Criminal Legal Reform Advocate

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Our Top Policy Priorities This Legislative Session

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Women's History Month: The Past, Present, and Future

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New Report: Analysis: Marijuana Enforcement in Oklahoma

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The Truths of SQ820

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How Can Law Enforcement Build Trust With Black Americans?

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Can Police Militarization Be Justified?

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A Step in the Right Direction: 2022 in Review

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Seven Reasons Why You Should Donate to Nonprofits This Giving Tuesday

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Your Vote is Your Voice

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The Scary and Horrifying Injustices of the Criminal Legal System

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It's Time to Hold Legislators Accountable

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Oklahomans for Criminal Justice Reform's 2023 Policy Agenda Reveal

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It’s Time for Oklahoma to Care About Data Collection

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Previewing the Legislative's Upcoming Interim Studies

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An Effective Criminal Legal System Doesn't Just Punish Crime, it Prevents It

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Narrowly Avoided Legislative Mistakes

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Oklahoma 2022 Legislative Successes

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The Truth about Trials: Open File Discovery

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Fact Check: Oklahomans are safer due to SQ780

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What would Clean Slate Legislation in Oklahoma look like?

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7 Things to Look for this Legislative Session

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Bigler Stouffer & The Ineffectiveness of Clemency to Determine Innocence

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How Poverty Drives Violent Crime

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Jones and Rittenhouse: A Tale of Two Very Different Criminal Legal Systems

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Executive Clemency: A Core Conservative Value

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Wayward Cops & Excessive Force: Police Accountability in Oklahoma

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2022 Legislative Agenda Reveal

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Interim Study Report: District Attorney Accountability

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A Favorable Vote for Julius Jones: What it Means and What’s Next

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How Did We Get Here? A Historical Review of the Death Penalty in Oklahoma

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It’s National Women's Equality Day—Why Do We Lock Up so Many Women and Girls?

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Allen McCall Resigns from Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board - Replaced with Former DA Richard Smothermon

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The Future of Reform: 2021 Policy Survey

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The American Dream for Who?

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William S. Keys Correctional Facility is Closing: What Now?

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Community Spotlight: OK Messages

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Trichell Jones: When Survivors Are Criminalized

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A Message from OCJR's New Deputy Director

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2021: Oklahoma Criminal Justice Reform Steps Forward, Steps Back

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AG's Criminal Justice Council Releases Sentencing Plan for Oklahoma

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SB334: Creating Felons and Punishing Taxpayers

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Criminal Justice Reform Bills to Advocate For

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SQ781 Funding - Money for Addiction Treatment

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Oklahoma Senate Bill 686: Hospice Care Work Program

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Oklahoma House Bill 1625 - Possession with Intent to Distribute Reform

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Medical Parole Reform - HB1903, SB320, & SB396

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Oklahoma House Bill 2879 - Violence Prevention Innovation Fund

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Oklahoma Senate Bill 704 - Sentence Enhancement Reform

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Guiding Principles of Sentencing Reform

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Re-Entry Spotlight: R.I.S.E.

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Is Prosecution Changing? What the New Los Angeles DA's Agenda Indicates for the Future of Top Cops

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RESTORATIVE JUSTICE: WHAT IS IT? WHO IS IT FOR? CAN IT WORK IN OKLAHOMA?

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How Can Oklahoma Safely Reduce Incarceration?

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