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Justice demands proportionality in child abuse laws (Capitol Update)

Last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee — chaired by Sen. Brent Howard, R-Altus — held a three-hour interim study exploring Oklahoma’s “Failure to Protect” statutes. The study was led by Sen. Todd Gollihare, R-Bristow. The Oklahoma statute, 22 O.S. 843.5, provides a parent or caretaker may be charged with child abuse or neglect, “enabling” child abuse or neglect, or both, even though they were not the person who abused the child. This is based…
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Oklahoma Policy Institute broke the news in on Tuesday, October 28, 2025.
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