Oklahoma State Prison Rodeo

Starting in 1940, except for a handful of years during World War II and during the 1970s inmate uprising, Oklahoma State Penitentiary held a prison rodeo until 2009. A two-day event was held in August, or on Labor Day weekend, the rodeo was a joint venture between the city of McAlester and the state Department of Corrections. The McAlester Chamber of Commerce contracted with the city to coordinate and market the event, which was last held in 2009 due to a state budget shortfall starting in 2010. Inmates from several prisons throughout the state competed. Attendance at the 12,500-seat arena was down in the 2000s from the 65,000 who routinely attended during a four-day version of the event in the 1960s.

This Gildan t-shirt has a classic fit with thick cotton fabric.

• 100% cotton
• Sport Grey is 90% cotton, 10% polyester
• Fabric weight: 6.0 oz/y² (203.4 g/m²)
• Pre-shrunk
• Boxy fit
• Shoulder-to-shoulder taping
• Seamless double-needle 7⁄8″ (2.2 cm) collar
• Double-needle stitched sleeves and bottom hem
• Quarter-turned to avoid crease down the middle

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