$251 million

Gene Perry // November 10, 2014 // Updated: November 9, 2014
Number of the Day

How much Oklahoma’s spending on incarceration increased from 1986 to 2013, adjusted for inflation. Over that period, Oklahoma’s spending on incarceration increased 120 percent.

Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

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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.

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