Within two years , Barnard persuaded the legislature to authorize development of both the Oklahoma State Penitentiary and the Oklahoma State Reformatory .
After visiting prisons in Kansas detaining Oklahoma offenders , Barnard concluded that a more civil and humane prison needed to be constructed in Oklahoma .
Within two years , Barnard persuaded the legislature to authorize development of both the Oklahoma State Penitentiary and the Oklahoma     .
After visiting prisons in Kansas detaining Oklahoma offenders , Barnard concluded that a more civil and humane prison needed to be constructed in Oklahoma .