Female crime and incarceration in Oklahoma

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David Wright

Abstract

Oklahoma had the dubious distinction of having the nation's highest
female incarceration rate in 2002. The rate was 131 females incarcerated
per 100,000 female population, 143% higher than the national rate of
54. In 2003 this dropped to 127 while the national rate rose to 62.
Why does Oklahoma have such a high female incarceration rate?

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