147: Because of its Systemic Indifference to Suffering, Oklahoma Keeps Punishing Domestic Violence Survivors w/Colleen McCarty and Leslie Briggs

Published: Aug. 11, 2023, 10 a.m.

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A little less than a year ago, Hunter spoke with Alexandra Bailey of the Sentencing Project to explore why states like Oklahoma so readily punish the survivors of domestic violence. Today, Hunter returns to Oklahoma to speak with Colleen McCarty and Leslie Briggs from Oklahoma Appleseed to discuss their work in trying to push back against the expansion of the carceral state in Oklahoma. In particular, this conversation centers in large part about the Wrongful Conviction of April Wilkens. With their podcast \\u201cPanic Button\\u201d Colleen, Leslie and all of Appleseed hope to expose the injustice in April\\u2019s case, but also hope people realize that April is one of many women who face the power of the carceral state who are survivors of domestic violence. \\xa0

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Guests:

Colleen McCarty, Founding Executive Director, Oklahoma Appleseed

Leslie Briggs, Legal Director, Oklahoma Appleseed

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Resources:

Visit OK Appleseed

https://okappleseed.org/

Follow OK Appleseed on:

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/OKAppleseedCenter/

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ok_appleseed

Twitter https://twitter.com/OK_Appleseed

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Listen to the Panic Button Podcast

https://panicbuttontheaprilwilkenscase.podbean.com/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/panic-button/id1630829857

Oklahoma Bill to Help Domestic Violence Survivors

https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2023/03/oklahoma-lawmakers-are-watering-down-a-bill-thats-supposed-to-help-domestic-violence-survivors/

https://www.publicradiotulsa.org/local-regional/2023-07-03/it-was-unfair-the-push-for-retroactive-criminal-justice-for-domestic-violence-victims-who-killed-their-abusers

Oklahoma School Superintendent no China in Schools

https://www.thedailybeast.com/oklahoma-schools-boss-ryan-walters-goes-around-the-bend-with-new-conspiracy-theory

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