Ever since Oklahoma voters overwhelmingly passed State Questions 780 and 781 — two public referendums that altered the thresholds for certain non-violent felonies and misdemeanors to address Oklahoma's world-class incarceration rate – right-wing lawmakers who get hard-ons whenever they hear the COPS theme song have been trying their hardest to overturn the laws.
Although their early efforts failed, these authoritarian lawmakers finally achieved some success last year when they passed a law reintroducing mandatory jail time for certain drug offenses.
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Now, fresh off the heels of that regressive and very draconian success story, they’re pushing to make another big change to the people’s law.