Curtis Killman

Tulsa World Reporter

A new report claims that judicial reform enacted by state voters in 2016 has saved more than $200 million in diverted correctional costs but that more needs to be done to get more counties to participate in mental health and substance abuse treatment.

The report, from Oklahomans for Criminal Justice Reform, analyzes the impact of State Questions 780 and 781, enacted by voters in 2016.

While the report touts the success of SQ 780, which generally reclassified some drug and property crimes from felonies to misdemeanors, it notes that nearly half of the state’s counties have not signed up for funds resulting from passage of SQ 781.

State Question 781 created the Community Safety Investment Fund, which receives its funds based on the savings generated

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