$146,049,311 Gene Perry // November 8, 2018 // Updated: November 8, 2018 Number of the Day Amount Oklahoma spent on private prisons and contracts in 2017. [Source: Oklahoma Department of Corrections] Share This:FacebookTwitterLinkedInTumblrRedditPocketEmailPrint ABOUT THE AUTHOR Gene Perry // media@okpolicy.org Gene Perry worked for OK Policy from 2011 to 2019. He is a native Oklahoman and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a B.A. in history and an M.A. in journalism.