I just received a notice of a Meeting regarding Coordinate DOC inmate Early Release This information is from the office of Rep. Joe Eddins

Friday August 22, 2003 State Capitol Room 108 at 10 AM

Agenda: 1. Who is considered for early release? Terry Jenks, Ex Director Pardon & Parole Board

2. Effects of early release on inmates in Work Release Program Justin Jones & Ann Tandy DOC

3. Effects of early release on inmates in need of or in substance abuse programs, Mary Smith, Program Administrator DOC

4. Education Programs


I don't know if anyone would be interested in the information but here it is in case.

I am not sure if this applies to me and Trent or not :(

The early release program they are doing the study on is mostly for non violent offenders they are studying the effects early release has both good and bad, they are d=going to reintroduce the bill that got voted down last year on releasing almost 1000 inmates on electronic monitoring to reduce prison population and budget problems. It only lost by 2 votes last year. Let me hunt through my notes and things to find the name and addy of the person who wrote the bill and maybe we can get a letter campain going to him and the other reps to make sure this comes back up for a vote and to maybe get it passed this time.

Ok it was Senate Bill 803 and the authors are senator Ben Robinson and rep Ron Kirby.I have emailed them asking if they intend to reintroduce the bill and asking what I can do to help if anything. below in their email addys

whitep@lsb.state.ok.us

kirbyro@lsb.state.ok.us

yea sarah im interested in something like that and i might get more who are too. Email me your phone number and we will talk about this , sounds great to me

Id like to help in any way I can as well....please leave me a msg or email me.
Thanks :)

The meeting is open to the public according to Lynn Powell of OKCURE and I am still waiting for an answer from the reps but maybe if enough email them asking them to reintroduce it we can get them to do so for sure. I also have the article where they voted it down by only 2 votes last session. I will be in touch with you both soon.

I am interested. James was not a non-violent offender when he was sentenced. But Id still be willing to send a letter. Do you have the address for the regular mail and exaclty what the law is so that I can read through it so I know what Im talking about when I write to them?

Thanks Sarah

Hi, i'm so new to this and I am hoping to find the support and information that will give me hope for my niece. She appeared in Tulsa on an Judicial Review and even though the DOC had recommended her sentence be cut in half, the Judge sent her back to EWCC to do 85% of her sentence. She has been in prison for 1 1/2 years and she has recevied excellent write ups and moved from medium to minimum security, got her GED and attended parenting classes, domestic violence and NA/AA meetings. She is a violent offender...but the Judge who sch the Judicial Review was no longer there. I guess I want to know if there is hope she could still be released before 2010. I would also help others if I can.

It's been a while since anyone said anything about this. Looks like 8/25/03. What is the deal with it. Did it go up again or shot down??? I never heard anything about it. And I am still stumbling around this site. LOL.

I to would like to know more about this,Please advise and if any help is needed I'm Here.
Keep on hangen skunkette,and I will too,will stumble together

Its is supposed to be reintroduced to the legislature this coming session the meeting was part of an interium study. But feel free to write your legislators and ask them to support the measure when it comes to a vote. If you look at the top there is a topic titled oklahoma Doc resources I will add the link to the states legislative pae and you can go there to figure out who you need to write for your area.