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Oregon Prison/Jail Population Demographics
Race: Whites make up 78% of Oregon's state population they consist of 69% of Oregon's prison/jail population. Latinos account for 12% of Oregon's state population and 16% of Oregon's prison/jail population. Black people make-up 2% of Oregon's state population and 10% of Oregon's prison/jail population. American Indians and/or Native Americans are 1% of the Oregon state population and make-up 3% of Oregon's prison/jail population. While Latinos, Blacks, and American Indians and/or Native Americans are overrepresented in Oregon's incarcerated population, Whites are underrepresented.

Gender: Women account for 1,211 (approximately 8%) of inmates in the Oregon prison population and make up 50.4% of the Oregon state population. Men account for 13,512 (approximately 92%) of inmates in Oregon's prison population and make up 49.6% of the Oregon state population.

Age: 17 and under: 0 18-24:1,267 25-30:2,811 31-45:6,253 46-60:3,556 61 and older: 1,036

Article Evaluation:

The statistics are strong; however, you get lost when reading with the numbers being back to back and not appropriately displayed. Also, I feel like some of the information is bit vague and could go into detail of when and where these statics where found. When saying correctional facilities are these including immigration centers? Are these private or public. Why are the rapes of people by other inmates being categorized with rape of inmates. Rape of inmates of staff is state sanctioned violence. Female and male are focused on heavily, but there are not statistics for trans people. in prison and their rate of victimization. Though sources reference trans people particularly this article does not. The talk page questions the constant use of statistics without back ground which I agree with. KasiahsMom (talk) 21:54, 23 April 2019 (UTC)

These foundational texts contribute to the discourses of the body as discussed by Bordo and Kline by too reiterating that poor and women of color are institutionally denied access to birth control and abortion therefore not giving them the choice of motherhood while also being denied the right to their own bodily autonomy in pregnancy. Thus, contributing to the arguments made by Bordo and Klein that “the statistics make clear that in this culture the pregnant, poor woman (especially is she is of non-European decent) comes as close as a human being can get to being regarded, medically and legally, as ‘mere body’” … Unbearable Weight. Additionally, that “if women could not make decisions regarding their own bodies, then other gains were ‘meaningless'" Our Bodies Our Selves . KasiahsMom (talk) 04:19, 1 May 2019 (UTC)