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- Oklahoma Survivors’ Act passed in 2024 to help women imprisoned for crimes linked to domestic abuse.
- April Wilkens, a life-sentenced inmate at Mabel Bassett Correctional Center, helped drive the legislation.
- In 2022, she conducted a survey among inmates at Mabel Bassett Correctional Center to document abuse.
- The findings reveal systemic failures and show how many women faced severe violence before their crimes, and relief is still awaited despite the law.
