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“We’ve ignored these families for generations.”
– OU Sociologist Dr. Susan Sharp, speaking about Oklahoma’s high rate of female incarceration (first in the US). Sharp says that women who are incarcerated in Oklahoma usually meet one or more of three criteria: a poverty-stricken background, relationships with men engaged in criminal behavior, and a history of being abused (Source:bit.ly/1AOpNwL).
