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One Way To Relieve Overcrowded Prisons: Make Lock-Up A Last Resort For Probation Violations

Oklahoma’s prisons are bursting at the seams. A state task force charged with reforming the state’s justice system discovered that thousands of new inmates are locked up for violating the terms of their probation. To slow prison growth, the group recommended making prison a last resort for probation and parole violators.

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