“Oklahoma’s current bail policies cost counties millions and detain citizens who have been convicted of nothing for weeks before trial just because they can’t afford bail. Bail should not be a punishment tool. We can do better than jailing our citizens just for being poor.”
-Oklahomans for Criminal Justice Reform executive director Kris Steele [Journal Record]
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