“Our state faces a serious financial crisis. We don’t have the money to pay our bills. Expanding Medicaid coverage would help solve that problem and, at the same time, take steps toward reforming our criminal justice system.”
-ACLU of Oklahoma Executive Director Ryan Kiesel, speaking about a new report from the organization on how accepting federal funds for health care could be used to increase mental health coverage, a key component in modernizing Oklahoma’s criminal justice system (Source).