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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. They ...
McAlester is the home of the Oklahoma State Penitentiary, the former site of an "inside the walls" prison rodeo that ESPN's SportsCenter once broadcast. The prison's nickname, Big Mac, was derived from its location in the town. McAlester is home to many of the employees of the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant. This facility makes the majority of ...
Jul. 25—Fifty years ago on Thursday, what some consider the most destructive riot in U.S. history, erupted at Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. July 27, 1973, started as a regular day at ...
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 ...
Jul. 27—Fifty years ago today, Oklahoma State Penitentiary employees Darryl Rhoads and E.L. Coplen had no way of knowing if they would ever see another sunrise. They were among the 22 hostages ...
At the same time, the Federal Bureau of Prisons was reporting that as of Dec. 31, 2022, Oklahoma had 22,745 people in its prison system, a 2.3% increase from December 2021.
Feb. 24—Action to return the Oklahoma State Penitentiary Prison Rodeo continues to gain traction, with hope for the rodeo's return in 2025. Plans are for a State House Committee to hear House ...
The McAlester Prison riot took place July 1973. When built the prison was built 1911, its occupancy was set at 1,100 inmates. By 1973 the number of inmates was double the occupancy. The prison riot began on July 27. The prisoner took around twenty-one prison officials hostage. The hostages were released on July 28.