After visiting prisons in Kansas detaining Oklahoma offenders , Barnard concluded that a more civil and humane prison needed to be constructed in Oklahoma .
In 1907 , Kate Barnard was appointed Oklahoma Commissioner of Charities and Corrections .
After visiting prisons in Kansas detaining Oklahoma offenders , Kate Barnard concluded that a more civil and humane prison needed to be constructed in Oklahoma .
In 1907 , Kate Barnard was appointed Oklahoma Commissioner of Charities and Corrections .