Difference Between Oklahoma Prison and Federal Prison
What is the Difference Between Federal Prison and Oklahoma State Prison?
Prisons under Oklahoma's jurisdiction hold offenders convicted of state criminal charges and sentenced to incarceration by a state court. On the other hand, U.S. federal prisons are a place of confinement for individuals convicted of a federal crime and sentenced to a prison term by a federal court.
Unlike Oklahoma state crimes, federal crimes are usually non-violent and sometimes involve offenses committed across different states. However, federal prisons mostly hold inmates with longer incarceration sentences than state prisons because federal crimes have more severe consequences than Oklahoma state crimes.
While the Oklahoma Department of Corrections runs the state-owned prisons, the Federal Bureau of Prisons controls federal prisons.
Inmates serving time in a foreign country's prison can be transferred to a U.S federal prison under the Treaty Transfer Program. U.S federal prison inmates can also be moved to different facilities within the country. However, the transfer of inmates from an Oklahoma state prison must be to another state-owned prison facility.
The Oklahoma Prison System
The Oklahoma prison system refers to the incarceration facilities where convicted offenders are housed. These prison facilities accommodate offenders serving sentences longer than a year. In the state, the Department of Corrections is charged with managing the state-owned prisons. These institutions have a total housing capacity of 18,070 and currently accommodate over 15,000 inmates.
How to Lookup Inmates in Oklahoma
Interested individuals can use the Oklahoma DOC's Offender Lookup tool to search for an inmate within the prison system. Searches can be done by inputting the inmate's OK DOC number, full name, and date of birth in the appropriate query boxes. Individuals can also contact the records coordinator at (405) 425-2628 for Oklahoma inmate record information unavailable via the search tool.
The prison facilities operated by the OK DOC are as follows:
Charles E. "Bill" Johnson Correctional Center
1856 East Flynn Street
Alva, OK 73717-3005
Phone: (580) 327-8000
Fax: (580) 327-8018
Clara Waters Community Corrections Center
9901 N I-35 Service Road
Oklahoma City, OK 73131-5228
Phone: (405) 254-3200
Dick Conner Correctional Center
129 Conner Road
Hominy, OK 74035-0220
Dr. Eddie Warrior Correctional Center
400 Oak Street
Taft, OK 74463-0315
Phone: (918) 683-8365
Enid Community Corrections Center
2020 East Maine Avenue
Enid, OK 73701-6445
Phone: (580) 977-3800
Fax: (580) 977-3834
Howard McLeod Correctional Center
19603 East Whippoorwill Lane
Atoka, OK 74525-8415
Phone: (580) 889-6651
Fax: (580) 889-2264
Jackie Brannon Correctional Center
900 North West Street
McAlester, OK 74502-1999
Phone: (918) 421-3339
Fax: (918) 426-0004
James Crabtree Correctional Center
216 North Murray Street
Helena, OK 73741-1017
Phone: (580) 852-3221
Fax: (580) 852-3104
Jess Dunn Correctional Center
601 South 124th Street West
Taft, OK 74463-0316
Phone: (918) 682-7841
Fax: (918) 682-4372
Jim E. Hamilton Correctional Center
53468 Mineral Springs Road
Hodgen, OK 74939-3064
Phone: (918) 653-7831
Fax: (918) 653-7813
John H. Lilley Correctional Center
407971 Highway 62 East
Boley, OK 74829
Phone: (918) 667-3381
Fax: (918) 667-3959
Joseph Harp Correctional Center
16161 Moffat Road
Lexington, OK 73051-0548
Phone: (405) 527-5593
Fax: (405) 527-4841
Kate Barnard Correctional Center
3300 Martin Luther King Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73111
Phone: (405) 425-2900
Fax: (405) 425-2911
Lawton Community Corrections Center
605 Southwest Coombs Road
Lawton, OK 73501-8294
Phone: (580) 248-6703
Fax: (580) 355-1081
Lexington Assessment and Reception Center
15151 State Highway 39
Lexington, OK 73051
Phone: (405) 527-5676
Fax: Main: (405) 527-9892
Mabel Bassett Correctional Center
29501 Kickapoo Road
McLoud, OK 74851-8339
Phone: (405) 964-3020
Fax: (405) 964-3014
Mack Alford Correctional Center
1151 North Highway 69
Stringtown, OK 74569-0220
Phone: (580) 346-7301
Fax: (580) 346-7214
Northeast Oklahoma Correctional Center
442586 East 250 Road
Vinita, OK 74301
Phone: (918) 256-3392, (918) 256-4422
Fax: (918) 256-2108
North Fork Correctional Center
1605 East Main
Sayre, Oklahoma 73662
Phone: (580) 928-8000
Fax: (580) 928-8099
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
1301 North West Street
McAlester, OK 74502-0097
Phone: (918) 423-4700
Fax: (918) 423-3862
Oklahoma State Reformatory
1700 East First Street
Granite, OK 73547-0514
Phone: (580) 480-3700
Oklahoma City Community Corrections Center
315 West I-44 Service Road
Oklahoma City, OK 73118-7634
Phone: (405) 463-7800
Fax: (405) 463-7848
Union City Community Corrections Center
700 North Highway 81
Union City, OK 73090
Phone: (405) 483-5900
William S. Key Correctional Center
3946 U.S. Highway 270
Fort Supply, OK 73841-9718
Phone: (580) 766-2224
Fax: (580) 766-2908
Oklahoma County Jails
County jails in Oklahoma house minor offenders that violate state or municipal laws. Typically, county jails accommodate convicted misdemeanants and defendants awaiting trial.
Local law enforcement agencies (sheriff departments) oversee the county jails' operation and management. They also maintain records generated from the jails and respond to requests for such records from members of the public. Querying parties can mail written requests to the department or request in person. The Oklahoma Sheriff's Directory provides the address of the current sheriffs and their departmental websites.
Usually, most county jails have inmate information available on online platforms that querying parties can access. For instance, Tulsa County provides an Inmate Information Center to look up inmates using their names. Pontotoc County's Daily Inmate List provides information on persons incarcerated in the county jail.
How Does the Federal Prison System Work?
Federal prisons are located nationwide and provide confinement for persons that commit offenses under federal jurisdiction. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) oversees the operation of the 122 federal prison institutions in the United States. These institutions house about 152,174 inmates.
To obtain information on federal inmates, querying parties can use the BOP's Inmate Locator and search by the inmate details (name, age) or BOP number. Querying parties can also look up federal prison facilities with the Facility Locator.
