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October is Domestic Violence Awareness month, and local advocates and agencies are working to promote available services for victims.
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At issue is a 1994 amendment to the Federal Firearms Act that prohibits those who are actively subject to domestic violence restraining orders from possessing firearms.
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As criminal justice reform for criminalized survivors of domestic violence is gaining traction in Oklahoma, some advocates are working to make sure potential reforms are applied to those already incarcerated.
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Indigenous women experience some of the highest rates of violence in the country. In Oklahoma and nationally, there have been efforts to address some of the reasons why Native men and women go missing.
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Better data collection, coordination between law enforcement and providing culturally appropriate victims service were among a few of the new guidelines.
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The Not Invisible Act Commission's first public stop will be in Tulsa at the Osage Casino Hotel on April 11 starting at 9 a.m. It will then head to Alaska and Arizona.
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AG Gentner Drummond hopes to reset Oklahoma’s relationship with tribal nations. He says he will make ‘respecting’ tribes a top priority.
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The Cherokee Nation celebrated the opening of a new domestic violence shelter in Stilwell on Tuesday, Dec. 20, to help families and children who suffer at the hands of violence.
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Earlier this year, President Joe Biden signed the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA), a law that protects thousands of women from domestic violence and abuse. The law is especially important for Indigenous women, who have some of the highest rates of domestic violence in the nation.Last summer's Supreme Court ruling in Castro-Huerta v. Oklahoma means abusers can face prosecutors in tribal, federal and now state court.
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics discusses a call from five Republican female lawmakers for Labor Commissioner candidate Sean Roberts to drop out of the race after accusations from his ex-wife of abuse and mistreatment and more.