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Cherokees using computers to preserve native language [MP3 Audio]

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Tulsa group calls for condemning Creek Nation land
Two cities wait for Mercury Marine to decide
Oklahoma female incarceration rate highest in the U.S., almost double national average

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OK Policy Blog: State prison population growth slows

From The Journal Record:
Members of an Oklahoma House committee that allocates money to state prisons toured a 2,500-bed private prison in Lawton on Tuesday as they search for ways to house Oklahoma’s growing inmate population and replace crumbling state buildings. … Committee Chairman Rep. Randy Terrill said private facilities are one way to replace state prisons that, in some cases, are 100 years old.
… Not all members of the committee were eager to endorse private prisons as part of a solution to the state’s overcrowded prison system.
“I have concerns with …