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| Oklahoma’s Rate of Imprisonment Keeps Rising |
| By kgou.org |
| Published: 07/27/2013 |
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Oklahoma continues to imprison people at one of the highest rates in the nation, ranking fourth in a newly released report from the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics. Oklahoma, which has seen prison populations increase steadily over the past several decades, incarcerated 648 residents per 100,000 population in 2012, according to the study released Thursday by the bureau, part of the U.S. Department of Justice. That’s up 2.5 percent, an increase from 632 in 2011. Oklahoma trails only Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama in overall imprisonment rates; last year Oklahoma was ranked fifth. In incarceration of women, the state leads the country, with a rate of 127 per 100,000 residents. The state’s rate of female incarceration has been the subject of numerous studies and news stories in recent years. Oklahoma also led the country in female incarceration in 2011. Read More. |
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