100s of Oklahoma inmates will be released Monday in largest commutation in U.S. history.
, approving a fast-track commutation docket for those who met the criteria.
The governor stood outside an all-women's prison in the city of Taft on Monday afternoon, shaking hands with an estimated 70 women as they filed out of the Dr. Eddie Warrior Correctional Center. In an emotional scene, former inmates could be seen embracing family and friends, with some breaking down crying as they saw their children.State officials addressed the inmates under a large tent outside the prison, wishing them good luck as they began the next chapter of their lives.
"We really want you to have a successful future," Stitt told the crowd."This is the first day of the rest of your life. ... Let's make it so you guys do not come back here again." The state is also making sure that the released inmates receive a state-issued driver's license or state-issued identification card — items that are key as those inmates begin to reenter society, apply for jobs and seek housing.
"These are real lives — real people with real families and with real friends — and they get to go home," Republican State Rep. John Echols said at the news conference Friday.
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