Back in 2016, Oklahoma voters approved SQ 780 and SQ 781 – two criminal justice reform measures designed to address our state's overcrowded prisons, and make it harder for us to retain our title as the "Incarceration Capital of the World™."
So far, the measures appear to have got the ball slowly rolling in the right direction. Although it may take years for our prison population to see a net reduction in inmates, according to this Tulsa World article, "The number of felony and misdemeanor filings in Oklahoma returned to levels not seen since 2008," with felonies dropping 28.4% statewide in one year, and misdemeanor cases rising only 13.6%.