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Oklahoma State Penitentiary

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  • 1940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - Oklahoma - Pittsburg County - ED 61-9, ED 61-10, ED 61-11, ED 61-12, ED 61-13, ED 61-14, ED 61-15 - NARA - 5878085.jpg

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Capacity

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

2000

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Oklahoma Department of Corrections

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

2000

Region

OK

Security level

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

1301 North West Street, McAlester 74502

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Data completeness

38%

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