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Our Vision: How To Reduce Tribal Recidivism Over Ten Years
The vision is to reduce recidivism via job training and education, the summary highlights the key issues we will address and the proposed pilot.
Background.
- 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 rate is 2.5 times the national average.
- Incarceration rate is 3.1 times higher than
Caucasians 763 per 100,000 vs 181/100,000.
Oklahoma Objectives (Tribal member focus).
- Projected Cost: $ 600.0 million annually.
- Reduce recidivism rate from 23% to 5%.
- Increase HS graduation from 70% to 100%.
- Reduce suicide rate to ZERO.
- Annual programs.
- Fund 5,000 High School GED graduations.
- Fund 5,000 H.S. Trade School graduations.
- Fund 25,000 employer-based job incentives.
(Proposed)Tribal Nation & State of Oklahoma Pilot Project.
Objective: Amend Law 117-169 (Tax Credit Funding).
- Funding: Sell Federal Tax Credits to fund program.
- Pilot Goal: Fund 700 well closures (plugging).
- Location: 5 counties with 14 crews.
- Potential inmate jobs: 200.
- Program cost: $ 70.0 million annually.
- Program duration: Two years..
Well Pad Restoration
Objective: Amend Law 117-169 (Tax Credit Funding).
- Funding: Sell Federal Tax Credits to fund program.
- Pilot Goal: Restore 700 orphan well sites.
- Location: 5 counties.
- Program duration: Two years.
Orphan Oil & Gas Well Closure Plan
Objective: Amend Law 117-169 (Tax Credit Funding).
- If the pilot initiative is successful, expand Statewide.
- Problem: 20,000 abandoned oil & gas wells in Oklahoma.
- Problem: 20,000 abandoned oil & gas wells, Osage Nation.
- Goal: Fund 1,800 well closures (plugging) per year.
- Location: 70 counties.
- Potential inmate jobs: 500.
- Program cost: $ 600.0 million annually.
- Program duration: Ten years.
How To Fund Our Vision!
Objective: If the pilot program is successful, expand Statewide.
1. Amend Public Law 117-169 (Tax Credit Funding/Job Training).
- Law: Inflation Reduction Act.
- Pilot Funding: $ 70.0 million per year.
- Program Funding $ 600.0 million per year.
2. Amend WOTC section 51 (Employer Incentive).
- Law change to increase $ 9,000 to $ 25,000.
- GOAL: Incentivize employers to hire felons.
- Jobs: 25,000 employer incentives per year.
- Tax incentive: $ 25,000 per employee.
- Annual IRS cost: $ 625.0 million (25,000@$25,000 each).
- Avoided cost: $ 7.5 billion (25,000@$300,000 each).