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Payne County Drug Court grapples with fentanyl trafficking, increased drug violations

Payne County is plagued with a sickness: drug violations.

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Building a foundation: Payne County Drug Court serves community despite funding challenges

The Payne County Drug Court marks life-altering changes for many, but one thing stays the same: its budget.

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Oklahoma legislators never funded voter-approved justice reforms

Not a dime has been invested in the fund established by passage of SQ 781 to cover the costs of drug and mental health treatment across Oklahoma.

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Legislature follows spirit of the law only in allocating funds

Oklahoma voters sent a message in 2016: Stop sending people to prison on minor drug and property crimes and direct the money saved to counties for drug and mental health treatment. State lawmakers still haven’t gotten to the second half of that.

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What legislators did instead of funding voter-approved criminal justice reforms

Oklahoma voters sent a message in 2016: Stop sending people to prison on minor drug and property crimes. Direct saved money to counties for drug and mental health treatment.

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