Unintended Consequences

In Episode 7 of Unintended Consequences, Mike Shelton sits down with Sarah Fajardo of the Clean Slate Initiative to discuss one of the most significant criminal justice reforms happening in Oklahoma and across the country. With nearly one in three Americans living with an arrest or conviction record, millions continue to face barriers to employment, housing, education, and financial stability long...

In Episode 6 of Unintended Consequences, Mike Shelton sits down with Erin Engelke, CEO of ReMerge, one of the nation's most innovative diversion programs for justice-involved mothers. Created in response to Oklahoma's historically high rate of female incarceration, ReMerge offers an alternative to prison by addressing the root causes of criminal behavior, including addiction, trauma, menta...

In Episode 5 of Unintended Consequences, Mike Shelton sits down with Meagan Taylor, Executive Director of Diversion Hub, to discuss one of Oklahoma's most innovative approaches to criminal justice reform. Diversion Hub serves thousands of Oklahomans impacted by the criminal legal system by connecting them with housing, employment, treatment, transportation, identification services, family supp...

In Episode 4 of Unintended Consequences, Mike Shelton continues his conversation with Glynn Simmons, who spent 48 years, 5 months, and 18 days in prison for a crime he did not commit. But this conversation is not about wrongful conviction. It is about what comes next. After gaining his freedom, Glynn made a decision that surprised many people. Instead of leaving Oklahoma behind, he stayed and comm...

In Episode 3, Part 1 of Unintended Consequences, Mike Shelton sits down with Glynn Simmons, a man who spent 48 years, 5 months, and 18 days in prison for a crime he did not commit. After moving to Oklahoma from Louisiana, Glynn was arrested just 30 days later, convicted of murder, sentenced to death, and forced to spend nearly five decades fighting for his freedom. Throughout this powerful convers...

In Episode 2 of Unintended Consequences, Mike Shelton sits down with former Oklahoma Speaker of the House Kris Steele for a powerful conversation about mass incarceration, justice reform, public safety, and the future of Oklahoma. Kris Steele shares the story behind Oklahoma’s rise to having one of the highest incarceration rates in the country and explains how decades of “tough on crime” policies...

In the first episode of Unintended Consequences, hosted by Oklahomans for Criminal Justice Reform, Mike Shelton sits down with Jed Chappell, founder and executive director of City Center in Oklahoma City. Jed shares his powerful story of growing up in Oklahoma City, losing his father at a young age, becoming involved in drugs and armed robbery, being shot by police, and receiving a 47-year prison...