Representative Justin Humphrey

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District 19

Hi, I'm Justin Humphrey and I represent the people of Oklahoma's 19th District.


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Feb 5, 2025
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Humphrey Passes Surprise Prison Visit Measure in Committee

OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, today passed a bill in committee that would allow elected officials to enter a prison on an unannounced visit. House Bill 1240 passed the House Public Safety Committee, of which Humphrey is vice chair. it now is eligible to be heard in the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight, of which he is a member. "We're not attempting to visit during a riot or anything like that," Humphrey explained. "But when we as elected officials hear something, this would allow us to go out and confirm that." Humphrey said oftentimes when elected officials visit a prison, the warden and other staff prepare for the visit ahead of time. "They have a runner out in front of you and make sure nothing is seen that they don't want seen," Humphrey said. "That's standard practice in prison. They wax the floor when they know you're coming. You get the golden tour. It's not the real tour. You don't get to see reality. This would just let us see prisons in their daily form and see what's really going on." An amendment was proposed on the bill that would move the Office of Inspector General from reporting directly to the director of the Department of Corrections (DOC) to instead reporting to the Board of Corrections. That way when complaints from constituents come to legislators, they will have better assurance of an unbiased investigation. Humphrey was in favor of the amendment but said because of its complexity the proper time to adopt it would be when the bill comes to the oversight committee. He asked committee members to move the bill forward as is with the promise he would amend it before the next committee hearing. The bill passed unanimously. Humphrey has said for years that he's received numerous reports from prisoners, their families and correctional officers themselves that state prisons are rife with murders, stabbings, rapes, hangings, overdoses, beatings and bloodshed. He said DOC is short-staffed, and he's been told by officers that those who say anything are fired. He said this bill is his best attempt to investigate the truth of these claims and to stop such actions. 

Feb 5, 2025
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Humphrey Addresses OK Mental Health Crisis

OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, has filed House Bill 1343 , which would abolish the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) and move the agency's functions under the Department of Corrections (DOC). Humphrey said he's heard from many Oklahomans who are upset at the introduction of the measure, which he said he filed as a way to outrage Oklahomans. "I hope everyone who has gotten angry and voiced concerns over me suggesting this move will remain outraged upon learning that Oklahoma already is sending many of our mental health patients to prison and jails," Humphrey said. "We need to be asking why the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health is not providing adequate inpatient beds for Oklahoma's growing demands for long-term mental health inpatient needs." Humphrey said fixing the shortage of mental health inpatient beds does not seem impossible or even extremely difficult, and it could pose a cost savings to the state. "We have hospitals, prisons, and other facilities that have closed across our state," he said. "If Oklahoma would capitalize on obtaining these numerous facilities and repurposing them to provide mental health beds, our problems would be better addressed."   Humphrey said DOC and county jails are not equipped to provided mental health services 24 hours a day, but that is exactly what they are being forced to do. "Our jails and prisons do not receive adequate mental health funding, nor do they receive proper mental health training for treatment and to provide appropriate long-term care," he said. In addition, Humphrey said he's been advised by county commissioners that the association that represents many counties in the state is in the process of dropping insurance for some county jails and evaluating others. This could result in any county being sued being on the hook for court costs or any settlement. Many of these lawsuits are arising from mental health issues, he stated. He cautioned property owners to prepare for property taxes to increase exponentially as has already happened in several areas in the state. The lack of mental health funding is costing counties and tax payers millions and millions of dollars, Humphrey said. "Oklahoma has passed several state questions to legalize or keep those who commit drug crimes and property crimes in the county jail," Humphrey said. "These state questions guaranteed our counties would receive funding for mental health and jail incarceration. That has proven to be false." Humphrey said his efforts to call out massive corruption in the Department of Corrections, the District Attorneys Council, community corrections, the Department of Human Services and the Department of Mental Health have failed to achieve changes in the system. "This means more crime, more mental health issues and higher property taxes for Oklahomans," he said. Humphrey noted that Gov. Stitt called for criminal justice reform in his State of the State address, and he asks Oklahomans to hold Stitt and other elected officials to this. Humphrey said he has a friend who requested mental health help for her son. Unfortunately, her story had a tragic mental health outcome, he said. "She should not have had to wait till her son murdered someone to get help," he said. "Now she's dealing with the lack of care and violence in our criminal justice system. Sadly, her story is a common one." Humphrey said he hopes Oklahomans get mad and join him in calling out corrupt state agencies and state government officials that contribute to the corruption.      

Jan 30, 2025
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Humphrey Calls on AG to Prosecute Fauci

OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, is asking Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond to prosecute former Chief Medical Advisor to the President Anthony Fauci and other federal government officials for their role in COVID-19 protocols. About a month ago, Humphrey submitted statements of probable cause to Drummond’s Office, which he said detailed criminal violations he and others are accusing Fauci, the Centers for Disease Control and other medical professionals of committing. "I was fuming when Joe Biden pardoned Anthony Fauci while the U.S. Congress is working to verify the origin of COVID and endeavoring to prove Fauci participated in funding the Chinese lab where COVID was released," Humphrey said. "It's my belief that Fauci lied to Congress about his involvement, and he abused his federal position to present false medical information and intentionally ignored standard medical practice to profit from the death of thousands, including Oklahomans." Humphrey said he worked with medical professionals and attorneys from across the nation to prepare the statements, which he said outlines Fauci's protocols the group claims ultimately resulted in thousands of COVID-19 deaths. Humphrey said the brief provides "indisputable evidence confirming Fauci and medical experts ignored known science and standard medical procedures." He said the protocols prevented Americans from receiving known accepted medications that he claimed are extremely effective in treating COVID-19. He said the statements also reveal that Fauci replaced accepted medical standards with a fatal COVID-19 protocol. He said the protocol was incentivized in that doctors and hospitals were required to follow it to receive payments. Humphrey said doctors that attempted to use standard proven practices were threatened with revocation of their medical licenses and could not receive payments from insurance or other medical reimbursement methods. Humphrey said he joined a nationwide team of COVID-19 professionals to use his law enforcement background to prepare the statements, outlining what he said was the criminal conduct of those involved in formulating the COVID-19 protocol. "Most have heard of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)," Humphrey said. "Oklahoma has a RICO statute. The act covers a multitude of crimes like kidnapping, battery, fraud and extortion. My team alleges all these crimes were committed under the COVID-19 protocols and harmed Oklahoma victims. In addition, the act allows criminal charges to be filed in Oklahoma against someone involved in a criminal enterprise, including someone like Fauci. The presidential pardon does not make Fauci immune from state prosecution. "I encourage Attorney General Drummond to use the power of his office given to him by the great citizens of Oklahoma to hold all these horrendous villains responsible for the undeniable crimes we say were committed under COVID-19 protocols," Humphrey said. "It is time for our attorney general to dispense some Oklahoma Justice." Humphrey's documents are linked here: https://dgbf0g52sf9l0.cloudfront.net/Brief_Draft_letter_to_AG_Drummond_ce8d655594.pdf and here: https://dgbf0g52sf9l0.cloudfront.net/Humphrey_Probable_False_Statements_Nov_2024_78b05b2d9e.pdf . The probable cause statements also can be read here: https://www.thealliance.live .