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Oklahoma News Report
Women in Recovery Program (2:45)
Featured in It's Your Government
A new facility has opened its doors to women facing prison time. The program is called, "Women in Recovery," and it aims to reduce the number of women going to prison.
Related Topics: News & Public Affairs, Government, Women, Social Issues
Originally broadcast on May 20, 2011
Oklahoma News Report
Jail Drugs (2:56)
Featured in It's Your Government
The state House has approved a bill that requires county jails in Oklahoma to provide medications to inmates going through alcohol or drug withdrawal.
Related Topics: News & Public Affairs, Government, Social Issues
Originally broadcast on May 19, 2011
Oklahoma Forum
Analyzing the Legislative Session (27:45)
We discuss this year’s legislative session with capitol reporter/analysts: M. Scott Carter, Capitol Reporter, The Journal Record Pat McGuigan, Reporter for CapitolBeatOK.com and Editor, The City Sentinel Arnold Hamilton, Editor, The Oklahoma Observer
Related Topics: Government, Politics, Social Issues, Education, Media, Opinion
Originally broadcast on May 22, 2011
Oklahoma News Report
War on Women (2:43)
Featured in Top Stories
More than a hundred women rallied at the Capitol to voice their disapproval of restrictive laws regarding women’s reproductive rights. Dubbed as “The Pink Wave,” supporters gave lawmakers an earful on the subject of abortion.
Related Topics: News & Public Affairs, Government, Women, Social Issues, Health
Originally broadcast on May 12, 2011
Oklahoma News Report
Teen Pregnancy (3:09)
Featured in Top Stories
ON THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION DAY, OKLAHOMA'S TEEN PREGNANCY RANK IS STILL AMONG THE HIGHEST IN THE NATION: NUMBER ONE FOR 18 AND 19 YEAR OLDS AND NUMBER FIVE IN PREGNANCIES AMONG THOSE 15 TO 19. ONR'S CATHY TATOM EXAMINES WHY THE TEEN PREGNANCY RATE HAS BEEN SO HIGH FOR SO LONG IN OKLAHOMA.
Related Topics: Education, Government, Politics, Social Issues, Health
Originally broadcast on May 4, 2011
Oklahoma News Report
Oklahoma Watch: Incarceration of the Mentally Ill (5:52)
Featured in ONR Extras
ONR IS A PARTNER IN OKLAHOMA WATCH, A NON-PROFIT INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING INITIATIVE, AND TAMMY PAYNE HAS THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF REPORTS. THE STATE'S MENTALLY ILL ARE BEING WAREHOUSED IN PRISONS AND JAILS ACROSS THE STATE. THEY CAN BE HELD IN JAIL FOR MONTHS WAITING FOR A MENTAL HOSPITAL BED OR WHEN FORCED INTO A CELL WITH A VIOLENT PREDATOR END UP SEVERELY INJURED OR DEAD. WE TALK TO MENTAL HEALTH AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE EXPERTS ABOUT THEIR BIGGEST CONCERNS FOR SOME OF OUR STATE'S MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS.
Related Topics: Government, Politics, Social Issues, Health
Originally broadcast on May 3, 2011
Oklahoma News Report
Face of Racism (3:12)
Featured in Preserving History
The documentary, “Banished,” tells the story of racial cleansing in America. At a screening of the film, there was also reaction to comments made on the floor of the Oklahoma House of Representatives by Republican legislator, Sally Kern.
Related Topics: Arts & Entertainment, Culture & Society, History, News & Public Affairs, Technology, Film & Television, Race & Ethnicity, United States, Race & Ethnicity, Social Issues, Communications & Media
Originally broadcast on April 29, 2011
Oklahoma Forum
The Immigration Debate (27:45)
Immigration enforcement and policy is the Big Topic as we talk to Oklahoma participants in the National Issues Forum community dialogue on immigration: Fred Gates, PhD, Associate Professor of History, Southwestern Oklahoma State University Rilla Askew, Author and English Department Artist in Residence, University of Central Oklahoma Ari Nuncio, Writer, Certified Translator and Consultant Lisa Schmidt, Director of Community Engagement, The Xenia Institute
Related Topics: Community, Government, Race & Ethnicity, Social Issues, Health, Education
Originally broadcast on June 26, 2011
Ask A Lawyer
2011 (57:44)
Domestic Violence “Mary” was trapped in an abusive marriage. Her husband beat and choked her in front of her two young children, but like many women in similar situations, she feared her abuser would turn even more violent if she left. Despite limited financial resources, she finally gathered the courage to escape, with the help of two non-profit organizations, the YWCA and Legal Aid. You’ll meet Robin Wilson, the Legal Aid attorney who secured a divorce and protective order for Mary, and find out the steps she and her client took together to ensure the family’s safety as they move forward with their lives. Disability Law Kimberley Chidsey and her sister Leslie were running out of options. An on-the-job injury left Leslie unable to work, and her request for disability payments had been denied. She moved in with Kimberley and her family, a less than ideal situation for the sisters. Leslie was trapped in a downward spiral of depression, unable even to pay for needed medications. You’ll hear from Oklahoma City attorney Athlea Adkisson, who took on the case when the sisters appealed to a Social Security administrative law judge to get Leslie the help she needed. Military Assistance In autumn 2003, fighter pilot Mike Whetstone was deployed in one of the most dangerous parts of the world when he received some unwelcome news from back home. He was summoned to appear before a judge in McIntosh County, the result of an ongoing divorce dispute that had its roots in Capt. Whetstone’s long military deployments during the war. Facing a default judgment against him if he failed to appear in court, he hired an unknown attorney to represent him 5,000 miles away. Little did he know that the attorney, 2011 OBA President Deborah Reheard, would have the case suspended within an hour of their initial phone conversation. That case proved to be the inspiration for the new Oklahoma Lawyers for America’s Heroes program that will provide more that $1 million dollars worth of f
Related Topics: Community, Government, National Security, Women, Race & Ethnicity, Social Issues, Education
Originally broadcast on April 28, 2011
Oklahoma Forum
Capitol Reporters Roundtable (27:45)
Budget talks and more from the state Capitol in a reporters’ roundtable discussion, featuring our guests: John Estus, The Oklahoman/NewsOK.com David Meyer, KCCU Radio Michael Cross, KOSU Radio Sean Murphy, Associated Press
Related Topics: Business & Economy, Government, Politics, Environment, Science & Technology, Women, Social Issues, Health, Education
Originally broadcast on April 24, 2011
