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The Vision: How To Reduce Tribal Recidivism Over Ten Years.
- Background.
- 29,000 tribal members in State & Federal prisons.
- 2,000 tribal members in Oklahoma prison system.
- Average State sentence 57 months.
- Average Federal sentence 120 months.
- 23% recidivism rate in Oklahoma.
- 70% high school graduation rate.
- Suicide rateis 2.5 times th national average.
- Incarceration rate is 3.1 times higher than
Caucasians 763 per 100,000 vs 181/100,000.
- Oklahoma Objectives (Tribal member focus).
- Reduce recidivism rate from 23% to 5%.
- Increase HS graduation from 70% to 100%.
- Reduce suicide rate to ZERO.
- Annual programs.
- Fund 2,000 High School GED graduations.
- Fund 2,000 H.S. trade school graduations.
- Fund 100 rehab beds.
- Fund 500 halfway house beds.
- Fund 700 prison training jobs.
- Fund 2,000 employer-based job incentives.
-Long-term economic development.
How To Fund Our Vision!
Objective: Modify two existing IRS codes via legislation.
1. Amend Public Law 117-169 (Tax Credit Funding - HS Project).
- GOAL: Fund and graduate 2,000 HS students annually.
- Annual cost: $ 30.0 million (2,000@$15,000 each).
- Avoided cost: $ 600.0 million (2,000@$300,000 each).
2. Amend Public Law 117-169 (Tax Credit Funding - Job Training).
- GOAL: Fund and train 700 inmates for future employment.
- Annual cost: $ 70.0 million (700@$100,000 each).
- Avoided cost: $ 210.0 million (700@$300,000 each).
3. Amend WOTC section 51 (Employer Incentive).
- GOAL: Incentivize 2,000 employers to hire felons.
- Tax incentive: $ 25,000 per employee.
- Annual cost: $ 50.0 million (2,000@$25,000 each).
- Avoided cost: $ 600.0 million (2,000@$300,000 each).
$ 600.0 Million Annual Investment.
- Proposed annual allocation/investment.
- Orphan O&G job training 41% $ 225.0 million
- Development cost / operations 20% $ 100.0 million
- Generation / job training 13% $ 68.0 million
- Agriculture / job training 9% $ 45.0 million
- Education - GED / job training 9% $ 38.0 million
- Fire prevention / job training 8% $ 39.0 million
- Environment / job training 7% $ 36.0 million
- Prison job training 5% $ 25.0 million
- Halfway house 5% $ 25.0 million
- HQ office, R&D, Partnerships 3% $ 18.0 million
- Social services 1% $ 5.0 million
State & Federal Legislators
- Oklahoma Legislators: BE THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM.
- Help the people (VOTERS) who elected you.
- Support the environment for future generations.
- Build your legacy of solving problems.
- Extensive media program (program marketing).
- Annual investment: $ 500.0 million (STATEWIDE)
- Annual avoided cost: $ 1.5 billion (Total Program).
- Create 50 TO 75 corporate office jobs (Okmulgee).
- Create 50 TO 75 call center jobs (Okmulgee).
- Support 2,000 tribal member as they rebuild their lives.
- Support 10,00 families (Parents and children).
- Support 2,000 high school graduations & trainings.
Cost of Not Completing High School
- Amend Law 117-169 (Tax Credit Funding - HS Project).
- Amend WOTC section 51 (Employer Incentive).
- 75 % of crimes are committed by high school dropouts.
- Eight times more likely to be arrested than H.S. graduates.
- 75% of State inmates have not completed high school.
- Fund 2,000 GED HS graduations and trainings (Tribal students).
- Annual cost: $ 30.0 million (2,000@$15,000 each).
- Avoided cost: $ 600.0 million (2,000@$300,000 each).
- https://dropoutprevention.org/resources/statistics/quick- facts/economic-impacts-of-dropouts/
- https://sde.ok.gov/student-dropout-report
- https://slspotlight.com/opinion/2018/03/19/high-school-dropouts-more-likely-to-go-to-prison/
Stop Human Trafficking
- Amend Law 117-169 (Tax Credit Funding).
- Approximately 25,000 people are trafficked in the U.S.
- 217 human trafficking victims in Oklahoma, 2022.
- 1,437 calls to the Oklahoma hotline, 2022.
- Goal: Eliminate this problem in Oklahoma.
- Fund police operations, asset seizure, litigation, and victim services.
https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/ocsw/documents/HT%20White%20Paper%2002132021.pdf
Orphan Oil & Gas Well Closure
- Amend Law 117-169 (Tax Credit Funding).
- Problem: 20,000 abandoned oil & gas wells in Oklahoma.
- Problem: 20,000 abandoned oil & gas wells, Osage Nation.
- Goal: Fund 2,000 well closures (plugging) per year.
- Location: 70 counties.
- Potential inmate jobs: 500.
- Projected labor cost: $ 50.0 million annually.
- Avoided prison cost: $ 125.0 million annually.
- Type of job: Cleaning up and plugging orphan wells.
- Savings to OCC - Oklahoma: $ 200.0 million annually.
Forest Fire Prevention
- Amend Law 117-169 (Tax Credit Funding).
- Objective: Thin the forest and reduce fire hazards.
- Location: OK, LA, TX (Federal land).
- Acres cleared: 10,000 acres annually.
- Potential inmate jobs: 500.
- Type of job: Brush removal and tree planting.
Prison Cattle & Goat Ranch's
- Amend Law 117-169 (Tax Credit Funding).
- The United States imports 3.5 billion pounds of beef.
- Imported beef: 5.0 million head annually.
- Import value: $ 25.0 billion annually.
- Cattle type: American Wagyu.
- Location: Five ranches in Oklahoma (50,000 acres, 25,000 head.
Prison Produce Farm's
- Amend Law 117-169 (Tax Credit Funding).
- America imports $ 18.3 billion annually.
- Products: Produce, flowers, spices, oils, rice, honey.
- Goal: Use farming operations for job training.
- Acres: 1,000 acres per farm (Federal & State land).
- Projected labor cost: $ 1.0 million annually.
- Avoided prison cost: $ 15.0 million annually.
Aircraft Recycling
- Amend Law 117-169 (Tax Credit Funding).
- Goal: Recycle - dismantle aircraft assets.
- Recycle 500 military aircraft in storage.
- Recycle 500 commercial aircraft in storage.
- Potential pounds: 75.0 million.
- Potential inmate jobs: 200 (24/7 operation).
- Projected labor cost: $ 10.0 million annually.
- Avoided prison cost: $ 60.0 million annually.
Prison Manufacturing
- Amend Law 117-169 (Tax Credit Funding).
- America imports $ 3.0 trillion annually.
- Goal: Shift imports to prison manufacturing.
- Opportunity: Manufacture items in America.
- Customers: Retailers, HD, Walmart, Lowe's, Ace, Target.
- Potential inmate jobs: 100.
- Projected labor cost: $ 1.0 million annually.
- Avoided prison cost: $ 15.0 million annually.