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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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OKC Pride Parade 2026
We are ecstatic to have you join us, as we walk in the annual Oklahoma City Pride Parade on Sunday, June 28th. As you probably know, the work of the ACLU is now more critical than ever, and we want this year's parade group to be the biggest yet!
Please complete the following registration form and we will be in contact with further details.
The first 80 people to register are guaranteed to receive a free limited-edition ACLU of Oklahoma t-shirt. We do not have a max on how many people can walk with us, but we cannot guarantee t-shirts will be available.
**Please submit one registration entry for every person (children too) that will be walking with us, so that we can have an accurate count for t-shirts and water.**
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Carly Heitland at cheitland@acluok.org.
ACLU of Oklahoma Selects Oklahoma Dreamers to Receive 2018 Angie Debo Civil Liberties Award
ACLU of Oklahoma Responds to Watered Down Criminal Justice Reform Bills, Urges Voters to Demand Real Reform at Ballot Box
Today, members of the Oklahoma Legislature moved forward with their effort to pass watered down criminal justice reform bills that fail to adequately address Oklahoma’s mass incarceration crisis. Despite efforts of legislative leadership to claim any affirmative step toward reform as a victory, these weak bills barely move Oklahoma’s criminal justice system beyond the abysmal status quo.
ACLU of Oklahoma Responds to Protesters Being Barred from Public Spaces in the Oklahoma Capitol
The ACLU of Oklahoma has received reports from education advocates at the Capitol of instances in which people have been denied access to public hallways outside legislative offices. To be absolutely clear, this is unconstitutional and we have demanded that such orders be immediately rescinded.
Oklahoma Voters Ready for Prosecutors Who Prioritize Criminal Justice Reform
The ACLU of Oklahoma’s Campaign for Smart Justice released an Oklahoma public opinion poll of voters’ views of the role of prosecutors. The new data shows overwhelming support for prosecutorial reform and that voters will take their reform-minded positions to the ballot box with them this June and November.The poll, conducted by EMC Research, between February 13 and 18, included 500 telephone interviews Oklahomans likely to vote in November 2018. Fifty-four percent of participants identified as Republican, 40 percent as Democrat, and 6 percent as Independent.
ACLU of Oklahoma Stands Ready to Protect First Amendment Rights of Education Protesters
Legal Observers have been present at the Capitol since the first day of this walkout and have witnessed nothing inside or outside the building that constitutes a threat. In fact, the only thing our observers have witnessed are educators, public employees, and their supporters peacefully petitioning
ACLU of Oklahoma Responds to Announced Intent to Modify Oklahoma’s Death Penalty Method
In the time since a moratorium was placed on executions, the State has done absolutely nothing to inspire confidence that they are now able to successfully exercise the ultimate power of any government. Instead, in this time Oklahoma’s leaders have demonstrated new levels of incompetence.
ACLU of Oklahoma, Freedom Oklahoma Respond to Senate’s Consideration of Resurrected Anti-LGBTQ Legislation
OKLAHOMA CITY – As the Oklahoma Senate considers hearing SB 197, a bill from last session that would have far reaching and long lasting consequences by empowering discrimination, the ACLU of Oklahoma and Freedom Oklahoma issued the following statements: The following can be attributed to Freedom Oklahoma Executive Director, Troy Stevenson:
ACLU of Oklahoma Responds to Discriminatory Remarks of Pastor Invited to Speak on Senate Floor
The suggestion that hard-fought battles for increased equality constitute some moral failing is absurd on its face. To go further and blame that so-called immorality for the widespread gun violence that has become a hallmark of our nation is deeply insulting to the victims of shootings, LGBTQ Oklah
ACLU of Oklahoma Demands Meaningful Reform in Advance of Upcoming Legislative Deadline
In the lead up to the March 1 committee deadline, the Oklahoma Legislature has not considered any of the many meaningful criminal justice reform measures authored this session. The ACLU of Oklahoma issued the following statement:
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