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| Despite efforts, prison population continues to rise |
| By swoknews.com- Clifton Adcock |
| Published: 01/14/2016 |
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Despite efforts to reduce incarceration, Oklahoma's prison population continues to grow at a steady pace. The trend includes a surge of state inmates being held in county jails in recent months and the rate of women in prison reaching its highest recorded level. Oklahoma Department of Corrections data show that since late 2014, a year when early-release policies were relaxed to help reduce incarceration, the number of inmates in corrections facilities has increased by nearly 1,200, reaching 28,095 near the end of 2015. The total also rose during 2014. Data released by the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics also show that Oklahoma had the second-highest incarceration rate in the nation in 2014, at 700 inmates per 100,000 population. The national rate was 471. Oklahoma ranked fourth in 2012 and second in 2013. Read More. |
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