Monday, November 11, 2019

OKLAHOMA - Broken Justice

"Oklahoma’s governor on 2nd chances and reducing mass incarceration" PBS NewsHour 11/5/2019

Excerpt

SUMMARY:  In Oklahoma, 462 people left prison Monday in the largest single-day commutation in U.S. history.  Republican Governor Kevin Stitt had signed off on their release based on the recommendation of the state’s Pardon and Parole Board.  Oklahoma has the nation’s highest incarceration rate, and its officials are now considering other criminal justice reforms.  Gov. Stitt joins William Brangham to discuss.



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