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The Oklahoma State Penitentiary, nicknamed "Big Mac", [3] is a prison of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections located in McAlester, Oklahoma, on 1,556 acres (6.30 km 2). Opened in 1908 with 50 inmates in makeshift facilities, today the prison holds more than 750 male offenders, [ 1 ] the vast majority of which are maximum-security inmates.
In Oklahoma (under state law), private sales of firearms are legal. However, knowingly selling a firearm to a person who cannot legally purchase or possess the firearm (such as a convicted felon or drug addict) is illegal, and punishable by up to 180 days in jail. Under state law, one must be 21 to buy a firearm of any type from a private seller.
The Oklahoma Department of Corrections (DOC or ODOC) is an agency of the state of Oklahoma. DOC is responsible for the administration of the state prison system. It has its headquarters in Oklahoma City, [2] across the street from the headquarters of the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety. The Board of Corrections are appointees: five members ...
Billy Ray Albertson, of Oklahoma, legally can't possess any guns -- but, as he argues, there's a difference between 'possessing' and 'owning.' Convicted felon has $80,000 worth of firearms, and he ...
Oklahoma Department of Corrections Offender Advocacy Chief Nicole Flemming speaks to inmates at Joseph Harp Correctional Center on Oct. 13 in Lexington. LEXINGTON — At the end of a recent inmate ...
Rodrick “RT” Taylor, 40, was sentenced to 24 years and four months in prison after he pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of ...
Northeast Oklahoma Correctional Center (inmate capacity 501) North Fork Correctional Center; Oklahoma State Penitentiary; William S. Key Correctional Center; Clara Waters Community Corrections Center; Enid Community Corrections Center; Kate Barnard Community Corrections Center (inmate capacity 260), closed in 2021 [1] Lawton Community ...
The medium security prison, which opened in 1973, is named after Mack H. Alford, who once served as the prison's warden. [2] Oklahoma Corrections Industry operates a factory for furniture renovation and sign production at the facility. A 150 herd cow/calf operation is also operated by the Department of Corrections Agri-Services. [3]