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CITATION:Amends Article 6, Section 10
SUBJECT:Modifies the power and authority of the Governor and Pardon and Parole Board in the parole process for nonviolent offenders
ELECTION DATE:
Next General Election, November 6, 2012 OKLA. CONST. Art. 24, ?1BALLOT TITLE:
This measure amends Section 10 of Article 6 of the Oklahoma Constitution. It changes current law, decreasing the power and authority of the Governor by removing the Governor from the parole process for persons convicted of certain offenses defined as nonviolent offenses. It enlarges the power and authority of the Pardon and Parole Board by authorizing that Board, in place of the Governor, to grant parole to persons convicted of certain offenses defined as nonviolent offenses.
The Legislature defines what offenses are nonviolent offenses and the Legislature may change that definition.
The measure authorizes the Pardon and Parole Board to recommend to the Governor, but not to itself grant, parole for persons convicted of certain offenses, specifically those offenses identified by law as crimes for which persons are required to serve not less than eighty-five percent of their sentence prior to being considered for parole and those designated by the Legislature as exceptions to nonviolent offenses. For those offenses for which persons are required to serve a minimum mandatory period of confinement prior to being eligible to be considered for parole, the Pardon and Parole Board may not recommend parole until that period of confinement has been served.
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State Question 762
State Question No.: 762 
Legislative Referendum No. 360
RESOLUTION OR BILL NUMBER:SJR 25 Legislative Referendum No. 360CITATION:Amends Article 6, Section 10
SUBJECT:Modifies the power and authority of the Governor and Pardon and Parole Board in the parole process for nonviolent offenders
ELECTION DATE:
The Legislature defines what offenses are nonviolent offenses and the Legislature may change that definition.
The measure authorizes the Pardon and Parole Board to recommend to the Governor, but not to itself grant, parole for persons convicted of certain offenses, specifically those offenses identified by law as crimes for which persons are required to serve not less than eighty-five percent of their sentence prior to being considered for parole and those designated by the Legislature as exceptions to nonviolent offenses. For those offenses for which persons are required to serve a minimum mandatory period of confinement prior to being eligible to be considered for parole, the Pardon and Parole Board may not recommend parole until that period of confinement has been served.
Re: State Question 762
I can get behind distrust based on recent allegations, but I'm not following the logic of keeping people incarcerated (as a cost savings measure) because they will surely get incarcerated again and cost money? What?