If Oklahoma incarcerated our people at the national average, there would be 11,020 fewer inmates in our prisons at a cost of $48 per day. The savings to the state budget would be $193 million!

If Oklahoma incarcerated our people at the national average, there would be 11,020 fewer inmates in our prisons at a cost of $48 per day. The savings to the state budget would be $193 million!

Oklahomans don't want to pay what it costs to keep incarcerating so many (Capitol Update)

Steve Lewis served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1989-1991. He currently practices law in Tulsa and represents clients at the Capitol. In preparation for the upcoming session, Corrections Director Joe Allbaugh appeared before the House and Senate appropriations subcommit.....

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