Governor Brad Henry wants to make some adjustments in the state's prison sentencing guidelines

Governor Brad Henry says it&#39;s time for Oklahoma to get smart on crime. Guidelines require inmates to serve up to 85% of their prison terms. <br><br>But Henry says drug courts and treatment programs

Thursday, November 20th 2003, 12:00 am

By: News On 6


Governor Brad Henry says it's time for Oklahoma to get smart on crime. Guidelines require inmates to serve up to 85% of their prison terms.

But Henry says drug courts and treatment programs should also be sentencing options. Inmates outnumber corrections officers by more than 20,000.

Henry says the state asks a lot of its officers, without paying them enough.
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