Okla. Admin. Code § 1:2016-24

Current through Vol. 42, No. 3, October 15, 2024

Section 1:2016-24

I, Mary Fallin, Governor of the State of Oklahoma, pursuant to the power and authority vested in me by Sections 1 and 2 of Article VI of the Oklahoma Constitution and by Subsection D of Section 840-2.14 of the Oklahoma Statutes hereby order the formation of the Oklahoma Justice Reform Task Force (Task Force).

The Task Force shall conduct a comprehensive review of Oklahoma's adult criminal justice system, and using a data-driven approach, shall:

1. Develop comprehensive criminal justice and corrections reform policy recommendations designed to alleviate prison overcrowding and reduce Oklahoma's incarceration rate while improving public safety;

2. Identify more cost effective, evidence based sentencing and supervision practices aimed at holding offenders more accountable and reducing recidivism;

3. Estimate any resulting savings from the policy recommendations; and

4. Identify opportunities in which to reinvest the resulting savings into policies shown to increase public safety, reduce recidivism, and improve offender reentry outcomes.

The Governor, or designee, shall serve as the Chairperson of the Task Force. The members of the Task Force shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor, and shall include: the Attorney General, or designee; the Director of the Department of Corrections, or designee; the Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, or designee; the Commissioner of Public Safety, or designee; a member of the Oklahoma State Senate; a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives; the Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts; a District Court Judge; two members of the Oklahoma District Attorneys' Association; the Oklahoma County Public Defender; the President of the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce; the President of the Tulsa Regional Chamber of Commerce; two members of non-profit organizations or foundations focused on reentry services or criminal justice reform; a member of a victims' services organization; and a physician specializing in the treatment of drug addiction.

The Task Force shall meet at such times and places as the Chairperson deems appropriate. Members shall serve without compensation. Administrative support for the Task Force, including personnel necessary to ensure the proper performance of its duties and responsibilities, shall be provided by the Governor's Office. Technical assistance will be provided by the Crime and Justice Institute and The Pew Charitable Trusts as part of the Public Safety Performance Project and Justice Reinvestment Initiative.

All Executive departments, officers, agencies and employees of this State shall cooperate with the Task Force in carrying out its duties and responsibilities, including providing any information, records and reports as may be requested by the Chairperson. The Task Force shall direct the Oklahoma Department of Corrections to provide relevant data and staff expertise to the technical assistance providers promptly upon request.

The Task Force shall prepare and submit a final report containing a detailed statement of the findings and policy recommendations of the Task Force to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives no later than December 15, 2016. This Task Force shall sunset upon issuance of the final report, unless otherwise extended by further executive order.

This Executive Order shall be distributed to the Secretary of State and each Task Force member.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Oklahoma to be affixed at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this 8th day of July, 2016.

BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA

Mary Fallin

ATTEST:

Chris Benge

Secretary of State

Okla. Admin. Code § 1:2016-24

Adopted by Oklahoma Register, Volume 33, Issue 22, August 1, 2016, eff. 7/8/2016