That meant there would have been no journal for 1996 and the executive committee voted to leave the publication date as is, at least for the time being. I would like to especially thank the peer reviewers for their efforts. In a couple of instances, reviewers were asked to read articles when they were extremely busy with other much more pressing obligations, but took the time to help out any way. They know who they are and I appreciate their efforts. Several reviewers were gracious enough to read more than one article and their extra efforts are likewise appreciated.
Plans are already afoot for the fourth edition of the journal.
Some articles have been received for review and a guest co-editor has been named. Susan Marcus-Mendoza will edit a special section relating to women's issues and past research on Oklahoma's female inmate population. Oklahoma has had the highest incarceration per capita for women in the U.S. over the past few years. Understanding why that has been so is critical to those of us who live and work here, and I suspect has relevance for those in other states as well. The Oklahoma Legislature has just passed a comprehensive criminal justice reform package which includes combining truth in sentencing with community corrections.