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OKLAHOMA CITY — A grassroots movement in Oklahoma is underway to reshape criminal justice by improving crime prevention programs and developing better alternatives to incarceration, supporters say.

Oklahoma City -— The Education and Employment Ministry (TEEM), in partnership with The Square One Project at Columbia University’s Justice Lab, is hosting the second “Roundtable on Justice and Values

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections will add another prison under its control this October.

A woman whose surgery was cancelled because she demanded same-sex care has claimed she could have been killed by the delay.

It took seven years, but Oklahoma will finally allocate money that voters demanded with criminal justice reforms in State Question 781.

“Quite frankly it just pisses the community and society off, or I think at least it should because that shouldn’t happen,” says District Six Attorney Kyle Cabelka. “I mean, theoretically most people probably think prison should be the most secure facility around, and I can say that that’s not the case at all.”

The Oklahoma House censured Rep. Mauree Turner (D-OKC) on March 7, saying she impeded a law enforcement investigation at the State Capitol.

A Citizen’s Advisory Board does a check into the jail and its conditions monthly.

Increased criminal jurisdiction in Oklahoma’s Indian Country is leading tribal nations to evaluate how they are responding to emergency calls and increased investment in mental health services.

The election next Tuesday will give Oklahoma and its 800,000 residents a new top prosecutor for the first time in 16 years.