1. Turn our justice system into one that emphasizes restorative justice over punitive measures that traumatize and harm those in need without making us safer.  This will allow us to save money and save lives. 

2. Dissolve the ineffective  and chaotic Jail Trust and return control of the jail to the Sheriff’s Department. This will provide much needed stability and professional management and allow residents to hold the sheriff accountable through the election process. 

3. Say NO to permanent new taxes to build a LARGER jail that will increase incarceration, and further burden taxpayers above and beyond the $260 million jail bond vote in 2022. For example, the permanent one cent county sales tax commissioners are pushing will cost taxpayers $300 million a year forever.  At a time when wages are stagnant and the cost of living is rising at an alarming rate, we need to slow down the process and focus on reducing our jail population through common sense measures that save us money while keeping our county safe. 

4. Adopt a collaborative approach between city, county, and state, and utilize both public and private funding to implement housing first solutions for homelessness and community-based inpatient and outpatient programs to address our county's mental health and addiction crisis. It's a defining moment in our county's history where humane approaches to homelessness, mental health, and addiction coincide perfectly with economic conservatism. 

 

5. Work towards implementation of bail reform and cite and release policies for nonviolent offenders that will further reduce the jail population, allowing us to eventually build a SMALLER, more manageable, affordable, and humane jail. 

6. These measures will free up valuable resources to focus on the infrastructure needs throughout Oklahoma County, including better roads, bridges, drainage systems, and recreational facilities.