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Parole data in study is disputed by state officials

By "eAdvocate"

3-29-2011 Oklahoma: Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board officials say data kept by the agency show parole approval ranging from 31 percent to 55 percent during the last 10 years, which contradicts a study released earlier this week by a Colorado-based research organization. Despite the differences in the numbers, some board members say they agree with most of the recommendations made in the study by the Northpointe Institute for Public Management. The study found that 11 percent of Oklahoma inmates up for parole get approved, based on the board and governor actions. It is estimated that that costs taxpayers an average of $80 million a year. "I don't understand where they got their data, and I didn't talk to anybody associated with the report," said Richard L...continue to full post

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