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Mike Jackson is the senior vice president of government and community relations for the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber The Greater...

Did you know that businesses are seeing incredible results from hiring individuals with justice system backgrounds?

Chris Eaton is an employee of the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma (RFBO) where he works as a facility services manager and has been...

When most people think of public safety, the first words that come to their mind are probably not “workforce development.” Yet, workforce...

A few weeks ago, Oklahoma County Treatment Courts (OCTC) hosted a graduation ceremony for its latest round of cohort members. The 116...

Oklahoma’s criminal justice reform measures are working, and our state’s women and workforce are benefitting from them. More low-level,...

Oklahoma County’s Chief Public Defender and a founding board member of the Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Advisory Council, Robert...

At Goodwill, kindness goes beyond offering deals on gently used goods. With a mission of helping people overcome challenges to...

Earlier this year, the Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Advisory Council tasked the Criminal Justice Institute, a leading national...

A 2023 review of Oklahoma County’s justice system by the Criminal Justice Institute found that between 2015 and 2022, the county jail...

Oklahoma City has received national attention recently for its expansion in both population and business. This year our city ranked among...

With an unemployment rate in Oklahoma City as low as 2.1% in April 2023, many Oklahoma businesses continue to struggle with recruitment...

Last month over two dozen employers from across the metro came to the Fair Chance Hiring Workshop and Expo hosted by the Criminal Justice...

Word is getting out about fair-chance hiring and its many benefits. Thanks to criminal justice reform measures across the nation, more...

Two years ago, building on nationwide interest in criminal justice reform, President Biden declared April Second Chance Month, also known...

March is Women’s History Month. One way to celebrate is to recognize the benefit women in diversion programs can bring to the workplace....

A little over six years ago, Oklahoma voters passed State Questions 780 and 781, launching major reform in our state’s criminal justice...

We notice it all around us – at the grocery store, the gas station and most recently perhaps, at the checkout line while buying holiday...

With the tight labor market, many employers are searching for new ways to reach potential employees and fill positions in their...

Consider the fact that over 90% of Oklahomans in our prisons and jails will return to our communities, and you’ll quickly realize the...