I am writing to bring awareness and start a conversation in my community regarding the ongoing issue of mass incarceration of African Americans. Oklahoma incarcerates more African Americans than any other state in the U.S. When looking at Oklahoma’s incarceration rates per 100,000 by race for male and female, it was found that 2,625 inmates were African American, and 580 inmates were white. These statistics are staggering considering the racial makeup of the state of Oklahoma is 73% white and only 8% Black or African American.
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