Oklahoma Bill Would Roll Back Sentences For Hundreds Or Even Thousands Of Nonviolent Offenders

OKLAHOMA CITY — One of the Oklahoma House's highest-ranking Republicans and a Democratic colleague have introduced legislation that could roll back sentences for hundreds or even thousands of low-level offenders. House Bill 1269, by representatives Jon Echols, R-Oklahoma City, and Jason Dunnington, D-Oklahoma City, would apply the sentencing reform provisions in State Question 780 to those sentenced before SQ 780 became effective on July 1, 2017. The bill does not have a Senate author, which could become problematic, but state senators Stephanie Bice, R-Oklahoma City, and George Young, D-Oklahoma City, have filed measures addressing the same issue. Read more from the Tulsa World. Read more on NewsOK.com

 

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