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Advocates Frustrated By Biden s Silence On Justice Reform By
Sarah Martinson | July 25, 2021, 8:02 PM EDT
Criminal justice reform advocates are frustrated that President Joe Biden hasn t made more progress on his reform campaign promises during his first six months in office and hasn t laid out his plans for fulfilling these promises. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
One of President Joe Biden s most powerful tools for advancing criminal justice reform is his voice and yet, despite his campaign promises, he has been mostly silent on the issue while in office, frustrating criminal justice reform advocates.
Advocates for ending mass incarceration and mandatory minimum sentencing would have liked Biden to do more than just talk about criminal justice reform in his first six months in office, but they are even more frustrated by the fact that he isn t loudly advocating for reform and isn t letting people know when he will act on his reform promises.
Inhofe proposes $7.5M for police mental health training By: Whitney Bryen Oklahoma Watch May 17, 2021
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe talks to Tulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin, left, and Tulsa Police Capt. Luke Sherman before announcing legislation that proposes $7.5 million for law enforcement mental health training. (Photo by Whitney Bryen/Oklahoma Watch)
Less than a week after a man who said he was mentally ill was killed by Oklahoma City police, U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe announced legislation that would boost mental health training for law enforcement.
On Friday morning at the Tulsa Police Officers’ Memorial, the Republican senator told a small group of reporters that he plans to file the Law Enforcement Training for Mental Health Crisis Response Act of 2021 this week.