Crime Victims' Rights Week Ceremony

Brooks Douglass is a victim, survivor, father, husband, brother, and son. At a young age, Mr. Douglass and his sister, Leslie, were both shot and witnessed the murder of their mother and father in their own home. In attempt to address some of the injustices that he and his sister faced as crime victims, Brooks enrolled in law school. One month before receiving his law degree, he was elected as the youngest State Senator in Oklahoma history. Since then, Mr. Douglass has been serving victims of crime… Show more and changing laws to help guide victims through the criminal justice system. Mr. Douglass also co-wrote and produced the movie Heaven's Rain about his life, in which he played his father.

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