OK Justice Reform

Jones and Rittenhouse: A Tale of Two Very Different Criminal Legal Systems

By: Michael Olsen & Ashley Bender; Edited by: Colleen McCarty There’s no question the United States justice system is broken. What does justice mean? Truly, how do we as a nation define justice? The lines are continuously blurred and today does not help us clarify. This reality impacts every aspect [...]

Executive Clemency: A Core Conservative Value

By: Michael Olson Humanity and good policy conspire to dictate that the benign prerogative of pardoning should be as little as possible fettered or embarrassed. The criminal code of every country partakes so much of necessary severity, that without an easy access to exceptions in favor of unfortunate guilt, justice [...]

Oklahoma needs criminal justice reform

Oklahoma has one of the highest incarceration rates in the world. Without reform, Oklahoma’s prison population is projected to keep climbing, at a high cost to Oklahoma taxpayers, communities and families.

2022 Legislative Agenda

Our Mission

Oklahomans for Criminal Justice Reform‘s mission is to serve as a catalyst for systemic change in Oklahoma’s criminal legal system to promote just and appropriate accountability while reducing mass incarceration and its generational harm to families.