NAACP heads protest of convict law

 
By Joe Wertz
Published: May 21, 2006

Dozens of people rallied in northeast Oklahoma City on Saturday to protest recent state legislation that limits convicts' ability to file lawsuits against private prisons.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People organized the rally, which took place outside the department of public safety offices near NE 36 and Martin Luther King Avenue.

House Bill 2966, which was signed by Gov. Bra...


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