Can Oklahoma learn from Louisiana’s criminal justice reform?

StateImpact Oklahoma

English - September 14, 2018 00:53 - 4 minutes - 4.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
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This year, Oklahoma became the nation’s top incarcerator — a title that formerly belonged to Louisiana. But officials in the Bayou State said it http://gov.louisiana.gov/assets/docs/JRI/LA_JRI_Annual_Report_FINAL.PDF ( reduced its prison population by 7.6 percent) in less than a year by passing a sweeping package of reforms.

This year, Oklahoma became the nation’s top incarcerator — a title that formerly belonged to Louisiana. But officials in the Bayou State said it reduced its prison population by 7.6 percent in less than a year by passing a sweeping package of reforms.