AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF OKLAHOMA FOUNDATION
aka ACLU of Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK | www.acluok.org
EThe ACLU of Oklahoma educated, advocates, defends and protects the civil rights and liberties guaranteed by the United States and Oklahoma Constitutions. The ACLU of Oklahoma has a proud history of advocating in Oklahoma for the rights of institutionalized persons; educators; students; persons who speak out against governmental abuse; women; and minorities of religious, ethnic or racial character.
Mr. Ryan Kiesel
Oklahoma City, OK 73101 USA
Fundraising Contact
Development Coordinator
Fundraising contact phone: (405) 537-5355
Legal name of organization: American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma Foundation
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Campaign for Smart Justice
The ACLU Campaign for Smart Justice is an unprecedented, multi-year effort to reduce the U.S. jail and prison population by 50% and to combat racial disparities in the criminal justice system. Oklahoma holds the shameful title highest females incarceration rate in the world. The racial disparities of Oklahoma prisons are staggering, as black men are five times as likely to serve time as their white counterparts.
Imprisonment is a brutal and costly response to crime that traumatizes incarcerated people and hurts families and communities. It should be the last option, not the first. Yet the U.S. incarcerates more people, in both absolute numbers and per capita, than any other nation in the world. The Campaign for Smart Justice is fighting in the legislatures, the courts, and in the streets to end mass incarceration.
Litigation Program
The ACLU of Oklahoma is committed to fight for freedom and the protection of constitutional rights for generations to come. The ACLU accepts cases regarding principles of individual freedom, protection against arbitrary government action, freedom of religion, freedom of speech and press, due process of law, equal protection, and privacy. ACLU clients are diverse and the cases will focus on the wider impact a challenge may have on law or policy.
Political Advocacy Program
The ACLU of Oklahoma lobbies for legislation that protects or enhances Oklahoman's civil rights and liberties.
Mr. Mike Redman
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? No
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? No
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? No