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