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BONUS - Op Ed for The Oklahoman (SB1470)

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Annie Bowles reveals that two-thirds of incarcerated women in Oklahoma are mothers who often acted to protect their children from abuse.

Host Annie Bowles reads her op-ed for The Oklahoman about Senate Bill 1470, the Oklahoma Survivors Act, which would allow domestic abuse survivors to receive reduced sentences if their crimes stemmed from documented abuse. She presents shocking statistics about domestic violence in Oklahoma and argues that the current system punishes survivors while protecting abusers.

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