Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity (COHFH) will take part in 2019 National Women Build Week, an annual event starting March 2 and coinciding with International Women’s Day. Women Build Week is an initiative of Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build program, which was formed in 1991 in an effort to get women involved in serving local […]
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Oklahoma organization delivers special Christmas messages to children of inmates
Oklahoma Messages Project videotapes incarcerated parents reading books to their children.
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A coalition is reassessing how the state treats low-level offenders
Oklahomans for Criminal Justice Reform is working to change laws for low-level offenders in the state and better fund rehabilitation programs.
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Grant helps ReMerge get prison-bound mothers back on right track
ReMerge is an intensive program that helps women find sobriety and become productive members of community.
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Terri Woodland, ReMerge director, said the female prison population has exploded in recent years. Oklahoma is ranked first in the nation for female prisoners. Last year alone, the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) reported Oklahoma locked up 127 women per 100,000 residents. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections (DOC) reports 2,598 women were incarcerated as of […]