A Step Forward for Criminal Justice Reform
Criminal justice reform is a very important topic being discussed in America today. On November 4, 2019, 462 Oklahoma inmates were released from prison. In 2016, Oklahoma voters had agreed to change simple drug possession and low-level property crimes from felonies to misdemeanors. Because of that, 462 non-threatening inmates were able to go home last Monday. However, Oklahoma is not stopping there: “The state is also making sure that the released inmates receive a state-issued driver's license or state-issued identification card — items that are key as those inmates begin to reenter society, apply for jobs and seek housing” ( CLICK HERE to see what else Daniel Arkin has to say on the Oklahoma prison release). Oklahoma is helping these people to be reintegrated into society. Steve Bickley, the executive director of the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board, said that, "from Day One, the goal of this project has been more than just the release of low-level, nonviolent o