Quote of the Day 5/5/2015

Gene Perry // May 5, 2015 // Updated: May 5, 2015
Quote of the Day

“I have lived the last 19 years knowing I will die in prison for a nonviolent crime. I saw on the news last night where a man killed two women and their unborn children and will only do 25 years in prison. Where is the justice?”

-Kevin Ott, who was sentenced to life without parole in his early 30s for a nonviolent drug crime under Oklahoma’s harsh three-strikes law (Source)

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Gene Perry // media@okpolicy.org

Gene Perry worked for OK Policy from 2011 to 2019. He is a native Oklahoman and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a B.A. in history and an M.A. in journalism.

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