OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The two leaders of a working
committee overseeing Oklahoma's plan to lower the state's prison
population have resigned, saying they would no longer chair the group
and couldn't ask other members to keep serving.
Former House Speaker Kris Steele and Oklahoma
County District Attorney David Prater resigned Thursday as chairmen of
the Justice Reinvestment Initiative group. They cited what they call
dishonesty from Gov. Mary Fallin's office and a House vote creating a
committee that could replace them.
The group includes legislators and officials from corrections, law enforcement and state courts.
At the meeting, Fallin's general counsel Steve
Mullins told the group their input was valuable but they couldn't do or
change anything with their findings.
A spokesman for Fallin didn't immediately return a call seeking comment.
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