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You are needed: Survivor Justice Day at the Oklahoma Capitol
Another NewsChannel 8 story that mentions April Wilkens:
SAVE THE DATE: 9.13.22
BIG NEWS: We finally have a date for the interim study on criminalized survivorship. It will be from 1pm-4pm on September 13th at the Oklahoma Capitol in Room 206. OK Appleseed joined some critical partners in advocating for an interim study to examine and understand the phenomenon of “criminalized survivors” in Oklahoma. The study was requested by Rep. Toni Hasenbeck and we are grateful to her for her passion on this issue.
Speakers will discuss why survivors get harsh sentences for fighting back and some legislative solutions other states have implemented to give survivors another chance at justice.
Citizens may come listen and observe to show support, as long as there is room. There will not be an open session to share concerns and complaints but your quiet presence is welcome to show your support. You can also watch it on the House website if you are not able to make it to Oklahoma City.
The members on the committee are:
Representative Carol Bush
Representative Ross Ford
Representative Jason Lowe
Representative Stan May
Representative Lonnie Sims
Representative Danny Sterling
Representative Judd Strom
Representative Collin Walke
If you know or have relationships with any of these members, please consider reaching out to share your thoughts and support for a bill that would resentence people who are in prison because they fought back against their abuser.
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Issues with April’s 2022 Parole Investigative Report
Linked here is the 2022 Parole Investigative Report by Brittany King and April Wilkens’s responses to the PAROLE INTERVIEW QUESTIONNAIRE used to make the report. Below is April’s list of issues she found with the DA’s version included in the 2022 report (copied and pasted from an emessage to us, with light editing). The PDFs have OCR.
The main issues she focuses on are:
- Blatant falsehoods from the DA
- The substance abuse history is wrong and does not match her questionnaire answers she submitted (surely a mistake by the PI Investigator)
- She had never been diagnosed with bipolar, borderline personality disorder, or substance abuse disorder before Terry. And the bipolar and borderline personality diagnoses are ill-informed and wrong. Lynda Driskell diagnosed April with PTSD instead, which is spot-on because she is actually an expert. April has not taken psych medication since just after the turn of the century, when she was only taking an antidepressant for depression. The prison has had her classified (as shown in the report) as having NO mental health issues for many years now.
- You cannot “escape” from 12&12, it is out-patient only and you are free to leave whenever you like.
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