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| Criminal justice bill takes new approach |
| By normantranscript.com - AP |
| Published: 05/07/2012 |
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OKLAHOMA CITY — With one of the highest incarceration rates in the nation, Oklahoma lawmakers were at a crossroads; either spend hundreds of millions of dollars on new prisons to accommodate a projected 9 percent increase in state inmates during the next decade or adopt new policies to reduce the rise in prison costs and still protect public safety. Legislation approved by the state House and Senate represents a shift in Oklahoma’s incarceration policies that supporters say will slow prison growth, hold offenders more accountable and make Oklahoma communities safer. Read More. |
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