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Ending Indefinite Solitary Confinement for the Vast Majority of People with Death Sentences in Oklahoma
By Travis Handler
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Response to final passage of House Bill 3052
In response to the final passage of House Bill 3052 by the Oklahoma House of Representatives, the American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma released the following statement:
May 2, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Ryan Kiesel, Executive Director, ACLU of OK, 405.524.8511, rkiesel@acluok.org
“When HB 3052 was introduced earlier this session in the Oklahoma House of Represent
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ACLU and Women’s Health Advocates Had Filed Lawsuit to Protect Vital Health Services in Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Senate offers modest reforms to our broken criminal justice system and overincarceration crisis
In response to the passage of House Bill 3052 by the Oklahoma State Senate, the American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma released the following statement:
April 26, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Ryan Kiesel, Executive Director, ACLU of OK, 405.524.8511, rkiesel@acluok.org
“Before HB 3052 arrived in the Oklahoma State Senate it offered modest reforms to our broken
Oklahoma State Senate passes House Bill 2388, authorizing drug testing for applicants of TANF upon a finding of reasonable cause
The American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma released the following statement in response to the Oklahoma State Senate’s passage of House Bill 2388, authorizing drug test for applicants of TANF upon a finding of reasonable cause. The original version of the bill would have required ALL TANF applicants to submit to a drug test and would have required the applicant to pay for the drug test.
April 26, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Ryan Kiesel, Executive Director, ACLU of OK, 405.524.8511, rkiesel@acluok.org
“We are pleased the Oklahoma Senate has
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