Tag: prison overcrowding
ANOTHER RANKING OKLAHOMA DOES NOT WANT
www.hostylaw.com LEGAL TIP OF THE WEEK ANOTHER RANKING OKLAHOMA DOES NOT WANT Oklahoma prisons are overcrowded, and that is partially due to the rate of incarceration in the state, which […]
CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM PASSES STATE HOUSE AND SENATE
www.hostylaw.com LEGAL TIP OF THE WEEK CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM PASSES STATE HOUSE AND SENATE The State Legislature recently passed a new measure designed to keep non-violent criminal offenders out of […]
OKLAHOMA COUNTY JUDGE HELPS WITH EARLY RELEASE PROGRAMS
www.hostylaw.com LEGAL TIP OF THE WEEK OKLAHOMA COUNTY JUDGE HELPS WITH EARLY RELEASE PROGRAMS Oklahoma County District Judge Cindy Troung recently issued own recognizance (OR) bonds to low level offenders. […]
HOW OKLAHOMA RANKS IN NUMBER OF INMATES
LEGAL TIP OF THE WEEK HOW OKLAHOMA RANKS IN NUMBER OF INMATES Oklahoma is not only second in the country for the number of substance abuse disorders, but also second […]
HOW COMMUNITY SUPERVISON PROGRAMS MAY HELP WITH PRISON OVERCROWDING
It is not new information that there is a prison overcrowding in Oklahoma jails. As officials struggle to find an answer, the Department of Corrections announced at the end of […]
LIFE SENTENCES NEED AN ADJUSTMENT
The prison overcrowding problem is not going away any time soon. And for inmates serving life sentences this could mean little to no chance of having their sentence reassessed. The […]