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Oklahoma Unfairly Punishes Mothers and Children

The Oklahoma child abuse and neglect statute is not protecting children and is instead criminalizing survivors of domestic violence and mothers living in poverty OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Oklahoma led the country in women’s imprisonment for nearly three decades and even after recent reforms it still has the second-highest women’s imprisonment… Read More

High Cost, Low Return: Mississippi’s Ongoing Incarceration Crisis

With the Midterm Elections Fast Approaching, New Public Opinion Research From Leading Republican and Democratic Polling Firms Shows Overwhelming Bipartisan Support for Criminal Justice Reforms to Reduce Incarceration

WASHINGTON, DC — A new nationally representative survey of likely voters in the 2022 midterm elections conducted by leading Democratic and Republican pollsters, Benenson Strategy Group and Public Opinion Strategies, finds that despite the attempts of some candidates to make crime and criminal justice reform political wedge… Read More

Recent Wins on Justice Show Reform is Here to Stay