Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-510.8b

A. The Oklahoma Legislature, recognizing the need for increased

community diversion programs and reentry services for nonviolent

offenders and inmates who are also the primary caregiver to minor

children, hereby authorizes the Department of Corrections to

establish pilot programs that shall consist of private donations and

state funds. The purpose of the pilot programs shall be to provide

diversion programs to reduce the high rate of incarceration for

nonviolent offenders who are also the primary caregiver of minor

children and to provide reentry services for inmates with minor

children that both employ evidence-based practices and techniques.

B. The pilot diversion program may consist of, but shall not be

limited to, the following:

1. Identify the population of nonviolent offenders that are

also the primary caregiver of minor children who have been charged

with a criminal offense and are at risk of being incarcerated for

such offense; and

2. Develop a community-based diversion program that provides

comprehensive and gender-specific services to offenders who are also

the primary caregiver of minor children.

C. The pilot reentry program may consist of, but shall not be

limited to, the following:

1. Identify the population of nonviolent inmates that have been

sentenced to a term of incarceration under the custody of the

Department of Corrections who, prior to incarceration, were the

primary caregiver of minor children;

2. Develop a comprehensive, gender-specific reentry plan for

inmates who upon release from custody will be the primary caregiver

of minor children;

3. Modify existing reentry programs and services to better

address the needs of inmates who upon release from custody will be

the primary caregiver of minor children;

4. Develop new reentry programs and services that focus on

parenting and life skills, family supports and employment skills;

5. Develop or modify existing substance abuse treatment and

rehabilitation programs offered to inmates who upon release from

custody of the Department of Corrections will be the primary

caregiver of minor children; and

6. Develop partnerships within communities to assist in

providing support services and employment opportunities to inmates

who will be the primary caregiver of minor children after the inmate

has been discharged from the custody of the Department of

Corrections.

D. The Department of Corrections shall promulgate rules

necessary to implement the provisions of this section.