New push underway for sentencing reform following failure of State Question 805 Share Updated: 9:14 AM CST Jan 26, 2021 Share Updated: 9:14 AM CST Jan 26, 2021
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Show Transcript Well, I m told this will be a compromise bill, taking into account some of the concerns from those who voted no on 805 for example, It won t be a constitutional amendment, and it also one includes certain crimes like domestic violence, criminal justice reform advocates say. From the beginning, their goal with state question 805 was bringing Oklahoma s prison sentences in line with the national average. This is probably something that you ve heard before, but Oklahoma has really long sentences for nonviolent offenses. Almost double, um, the national average for drug and property offenses. Shana Gong with Ford US tells me this new sentencing reform package consists of two bills. Senate Bill 704 eliminates sentence enhancements for some nonviolent crimes except d
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