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Cash bail doesn’t make us safer, but pretrial reform can (Capitol Update) - Oklahoma Policy Institute

Summary by Oklahoma Policy Institute
It may be time for the legislature to take another look at pretrial release reform in Oklahoma. Cash bail bonds are typically based primarily on the charges filed and include little, if any, evidence-based assessment of flight risk or danger to the community. The last serious effort at reform was in 2019 when Senate Bill 252 passed the State Senate and failed on the floor of the House by six votes. A recent Tulsa County study by the Bail Project…
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Oklahoma Policy Institute broke the news in on Tuesday, June 24, 2025.
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