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New Push to Allow Juvenile Competency Hearings
Oklahoma Watch is reporting a year-long series on mental-health issues in Oklahoma. The project is enabled by a grant from the Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation and the Zarrow Families Foundation The...
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With passage of a new law, Oklahoma has become the last state to allow juveniles in the criminal justice system to undergo competency evaluations. On Friday, Gov. Mary Fallin signed Senate Bill 457...
View ArticleWith Court Ruling, Sodomy Law Doesn’t Apply When Victim Is Unconscious
Update, May 5 Rep. Scott Biggs, R-Chickasha, has introduced language into an existing bill that would amend the state's forcible oral sodomy law to include instances in which the victim is unconscious...
View ArticleJuvenile System Shifts to More Focus on Treatment
The Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs is undertaking a major shift in culture away from being a corrections’ system to more of a mental health and treatment agency.Brad Gibson of Oklahoma Watch...
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Ten Criminal Justice Bills Worth Tracking This Legislative Session 
The Legislature will consider bills that would expand expungement access, eliminate some court fines and fees and overhaul Oklahoma’s criminal code. The post Ten Criminal Justice Bills Worth Tracking...
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Report Proposes Reforms to Oklahoma’s Juvenile Justice System
An in-depth study details racial disparities and cost burdens the juvenile justice system places on families. Proposals for change are underway. The post Report Proposes Reforms to Oklahoma’s Juvenile...
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First Watch: Stuff You Should Know
Tulsa's Board of County Commissioners appointed David Parker to manage the beleaguered Family Center for Juvenile Justice. As the Tulsa World reported, the move comes as county officials grapple with...
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Long Story Short: Oklahoma Tax Credit Program Sparks Statewide Surge in...
Oklahoma Watch · Oklahoma Tax Credit Program Sparks Statewide Surge in Private School Tuition Ruby Topalian on a statewide private school tuition increase due to the Parental Choice Tax Credit...
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