United States · Oklahoma · Lawton
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Lawton Correctional Facility is a state prison located in Comanche County, Oklahoma. Rated capacity: 2,626. Reported population: 2,611. Security level: Medium. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Lawton Correctional Center was a privately managed prison for men located in Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, operated by the GEO Group under contract with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. The facility was opened in 1998 and had a capacity of 2682 inmates held at a mix of medium and maximum security levels. In 2025 the Oklahoma Department of Corrections purchased the facility from GEO Group for $312 million and announced that it would be re-named Red Rock Correctional Center. As of that time, there were no further privately operated prisons in the state.
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Capacity
2,626
Current population
2,611
Occupancy
99%
Year opened
1998
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1998
Region
Oklahoma
Security level
Medium
Death-row facility
No
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World Prisons. (2026). Lawton Correctional Facility. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lawton-correctional-facility
"Lawton Correctional Facility." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lawton-correctional-facility.
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title = {Lawton Correctional Facility},
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