OK - Transformational Justice Act

It looks like Oklahoma beat us to the punch on doing something real to reduce recidivism. They have created a fund for community organizations to help those who are being released.

HB2101, by Rep. Lance Cargill, R-Harrah and Sen. Glenn Coffee, R-Oklahoma City, creates a Transformational Justice Act. It creates an 11-member Reentry Policy Council to provide oversight of the reentry policies and programs operated by the Department of Corrections (DOC). It also creates the Transformational Justice Interagency Task Force to establish goals to reduce the rate of recidivism, including coordinating reentry programs, ensuring that those who supervise prisoners are linked to those supervising after release; identifying methods to improve collaboration and coordination of reentry programs and services; seeking partnerships with faith-based and community groups; and encouraging expansion of family-based treatment center. The measure also creates a Reintegration of Inmates Revolving Fund to be used for grants to volunteer organizations, including faith-based groups, that provide health, educational or vocational programs to assist reintegration efforts. It creates a Transformational Justice Revolving Fund within the DOC to be used for bonuses to corrections officials who demonstrate improvement in recidivism rates of inmates that were previously under DOC custody. The measure also directs DOC to develop rules and policies to ensure that recidivism rates are included in the performance reviews, promotions and compensation adjustments of correctional officers.
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