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On January 10, 1967, Oklahoma created a new state Corrections Department, consisting of a State Board of Corrections, State Director of Corrections, and three divisions: a Division of Institutions, a Division of Probation and Parole, and a Division of Inspection. [3]
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board is the parole board of the state of Oklahoma.The board was created by an amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution in 1944. [1] The Board has the authority to empower the Governor of Oklahoma to grant pardons, paroles, and commutations to people convicted of offenses against the state of Oklahoma.
Barnard helped create what is now known as the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. She helped better the living conditions of inmates, mental health treatments, and condition of juvenile inmates. She was the second women to hold a state elected office in the US, and the first to do so in Oklahoma. She held the position until 1915. [2]
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Oklahoma Department of Corrections Offender Advocacy Chief Nicole Flemming speaks to inmates at Joseph Harp Correctional Center on Oct. 13 in Lexington.
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As of 2018, sixteen states had abolished the parole function in favor of "determinate sentencing". [3] Wisconsin, in 2000, was the last state to abolish that function. However, parole boards in those states continue to exist in order to deal with imprisoned felons sentenced before the imposition of "determinate sentencing".