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More Than 450 Oklahoma Inmates Released in Largest Single-Day Commutation in U.S. History

More Than 450 Oklahoma Inmates Released in Largest Single-Day Commutation in U.S. History

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Nov 06, 2019
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More Than 450 Oklahoma Inmates Released in Largest Single-Day Commutation in U.S. History
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More than 450 Oklahoma inmates were released on November 4, which became the largest single-day commutation in U.S. history. The massive release came after inmates’ sentences were retroactively reclassified as misdemeanors due to the passage of House Bill 1269.

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Prior to the massive commutation, Oklahoma led the country in incarcerations; it…

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