Oklahoma Commutation Application Preparation

Your Second Chance Starts Here

Oklahoma has 23,907 people behind bars as of August 30, 2026. The commutation process can be difficult to navigate.

Commutation.app guides you through preparing draft commutation materials for applicant or counsel review.

No legal jargon. Just a clear path to your second chance.

2026: Governor Stitt's Final Year in Office

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See the Numbers

#4 in the U.S.|#2 on the planet

OKLAHOMA LOCKS UP
MORE PEOPLE
THAN NEARLY EVERY
COUNTRY ON EARTH

At 905 per 100,000 residents, Oklahoma’s incarceration rate is 49% higher than the national average.

Prison Policy Initiative, 2024

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“A Top 10 State”

Governor Kevin Stitt promised to make Oklahoma a “Top 10 state.” After nearly eight years, Oklahoma IS in the top 10 — just not the way he promised.

Oklahoma IS a Top 10 State.

Just not the way he promised.

#4 Incarceration Rate #49 Education Ranking #5 5th highest rate among U.S. states — 222 per 100,000 #4 Still higher than 46 states $643M Annual Prison Budget — 91% Taxpayer Funded #2 Global Incarceration — Trails Only El Salvador #8 Poorest State & #9 Worst Quality of Life

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A Global Outlier

Incarceration Rates in Global Context

Using the rates published in Prison Policy Initiative’s June 2024 report, one of the 22 countries shown—El Salvador—has a higher rate than Oklahoma; the other 21 have lower rates.

Prison Policy Initiative, States of Incarceration 2024

Oklahoma vs. Selected Countries

Incarceration rate per 100,000 residents

Oklahoma

905per 100k

Full country data, Prison Policy Initiative

The Trajectory

On Track to Reclaim #1

Oklahoma held the #1 incarceration rate as recently as 2018. A brief period of reform (SQ 780) dropped the population from 27,000 to 22,000. But those reforms are being systematically rolled back.

Prison population has grown for 3 consecutive years.

Oklahoma Watch

Prison Population Trajectory

201827,000

Peak, #1 in the nation

202022,000

Post-reform + COVID

202523,498

Rising, +1.7% this year

The Current Count

Oklahoma's Prison Population, Week by Week

ODOC publishes a weekly count sheet showing how many people it is responsible for. This section reflects the most recently published sheet.

23,907

Total people ODOC is responsible for

As of August 30, 2026

vs. last week

vs. 52 weeks ago

Source: ODOC weekly count sheet, as of August 30, 2026

Population Over Time

Source: ODOC weekly count sheet, as of August 30, 2026

Facility Capacity

Allen Gamble Correctional Center1,692 / 1,723 (98%)

Bridgeway Halfway House118 / 133 (89%)

Charles E. (Bill) Johnson Correctional Center578 / 609 (95%)

Chief James Smith Correctional Center2,674 / 2,697 (99%)

Clara Waters Community Corrections Center288 / 304 (95%)

Dick Conner Correctional Center1,222 / 1,226 (100%)

Dr. Eddie Warrior Correctional Center (CCC)155 / 162 (96%)

Dr. Eddie Warrior Correctional Center (MIN)819 / 837 (98%)

Enid Community Corrections Center96 / 98 (98%)

Great Plains Correctional Center2,018 / 2,047 (99%)

Howard Mcleod Correctional Center701 / 717 (98%)

Jackie Brannon Correctional Center468 / 471 (99%)

James Crabtree Correctional Center1,182 / 1,192 (99%)

Jess Dunn Correctional Center970 / 982 (99%)

Jim E. Hamilton Correctional Center739 / 754 (98%)

John H. Lilley Correctional Center866 / 876 (99%)

Joseph Harp Correctional Center1,217 / 1,377 (88%)

Lawton Community Corrections Center159 / 162 (98%)

Lexington Assessment And Reception Center496 / 518 (96%)

Lexington Correctional Center939 / 951 (99%)

Mabel Bassett Assessment & Reception Center48 / 72 (67%)

Mabel Bassett Correctional Center1,254 / 1,286 (98%)

Mack Alford Correctional Center811 / 819 (99%)

Northeast Oklahoma Community Corrections Center519 / 525 (99%)

Oklahoma State Penitentiary873 / 917 (95%)

Oklahoma State Reformatory1,042 / 1,058 (98%)

Union City Community Corrections Center219 / 224 (98%)

Source: ODOC weekly count sheet, as of August 30, 2026

Community Supervision

Probation17,173

Parole2,745

GPS Monitoring92

Community Sentencing1,688

Source: ODOC weekly count sheet, as of August 30, 2026

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The Human Cost

Oklahomans serve dramatically longer sentences for the same crimes.

2.36xLonger Sentences Than the National Average

Oklahoma Senate Analysis

RobberySource

OK: 10.5 years

US Avg: 4.5 years

RapeSource

OK: 10.3 years

US Avg: 7.3 years

Aggravated AssaultSource

OK: 6.2 years

US Avg: 3.2 years

BurglarySource

OK: 6 years

US Avg: 2.3 years

Drug TraffickingSource

OK: 5.7 years

US Avg: 2.1 years

Per Inmate / Year

ODOC Annual Budget

Resolved by Plea

Women / 100k

ODOC Budget Review, FY2024 OK Policy Institute

75% of people in Oklahoma jails haven’t been convicted. they are legally innocent, waiting for their day in court.

Prison Policy Initiative

The Path Forward

Commutation Works

In 2019, commutation approval rates soared from 4% to 46%, giving hundreds of Oklahomans a second chance. The system can change. But applicants need a properly formatted application to even be considered.

FWD.us, Oklahoma Commutation Data

2017

Approval Rate

2018

15%

Approval Rate

2019

46%

Approval Rate

Gov. Stitt appointees

2020

19%

Approval Rate

COVID decline

Your Application, Simplified

Commutation.app provides guided preparation tools that produce draft materials for applicant or counsel review.

Answer Questions

A guided interview translates your answers into official PPB form fields. No legal jargon, just plain language.

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Your responses are automatically placed on the official Oklahoma PPB commutation form with proper formatting.

Review Your Draft

Preview and edit the draft, then download it for applicant or counsel review before any submission.

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Dive deeper into Oklahoma’s incarceration crisis with interactive tools and verified research.

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Oklahoma Commutation Application Preparation

OKLAHOMA LOCKS UPMORE PEOPLETHAN NEARLY EVERYCOUNTRY ON EARTH

“A Top 10 State”

Incarceration Rates in Global Context

Oklahoma vs. Selected Countries

On Track to Reclaim #1

Prison Population Trajectory

Oklahoma's Prison Population, Week by Week

Population Over Time

Facility Capacity

Community Supervision

2.36x2.36xLonger Sentences Than the National Average

Commutation Works

Your Application, Simplified

Answer Questions

We Generate Your PDF

Review Your Draft

Commutation AI Package

Explore the Data

Incarceration Explorer

Opportunity Cost

Follow the Money

Compare States

Racial Disparities

Cost of Cages

Global Context

Research & Sources

Kids Count

EVERY DAY MATTERS

“A Top 10 State”

Incarceration Rates in Global Context

Oklahoma vs. Selected Countries

On Track to Reclaim #1

Prison Population Trajectory

Oklahoma's Prison Population, Week by Week

Population Over Time

Facility Capacity

Community Supervision

2.36x2.36xLonger Sentences Than the National Average

Commutation Works

Your Application, Simplified

Answer Questions

We Generate Your PDF

Review Your Draft

Commutation AI Package

Explore the Data

Incarceration Explorer

Opportunity Cost

Follow the Money

Compare States

Racial Disparities

Cost of Cages

Global Context

Research & Sources

Kids Count

EVERY DAY MATTERS

OKLAHOMA LOCKS UP
MORE PEOPLE
THAN NEARLY EVERY
COUNTRY ON EARTH

2.36xLonger Sentences Than the National Average

2.36xLonger Sentences Than the National Average