Oklahoma State Penitentiary.

              Oklahoma State Penitentiary
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
P.O. Box 97
McAlester, OK 74502-0097
(918) 423-4700
Institutions
201 E. Cherokee Avenue
McAlester, OK 74501-5329
(918) 423-4144
Oklahoma Department of Corrections
3400 Martin Luther King Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73111-4298
(405) 425-2500
Produced by the
Executive Communications Office 1/2012
(as of June 30, 2011)
RACE NO. PERCENT
Caucasian 13,653 53.6%
African American 7,475 29.3%
Native American 2,297 9.0%
Hispanic 1,917 7.5%
Other 135 0.5%
OFFENSE NO. PERCENT
Distribution Drugs 4,434 17.4%
Poss/Obtain Drugs 2,559 10.0%
Assault 2,723 10.9%
Robbery 2,222 8.7%
Opened: 1908
Location: McAlester
Security: Maximum
Capacity: 1,115
Gender: Male
Randy Workman
Warden
Linda Morgan
Deputy Warden
Art Lightle
Deputy Warden
OKLAHOMA
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS History
Prior to statehood in 1907, all felons
convicted in Oklahoma Territory were
transferred to Kansas, at a cost of 25
cents per day. After statehood, McAlester
was chosen as the site for the Oklahoma
State Penitentiary (OSP) and 1,556 acres
northwest of McAlester was set aside for
the maximum security facility.
Construction began in 1908, when
$850,000 was appropriated by the
legislature. Inmates were returned from
Kansas to do the work. The first buildings
constructed at the site were the West
Cellhouse and the Administration Building.
Later, the Rotunda and the East Cellhouse
were constructed. Additional buildings
were constructed on an as-needed basis.
STANDING PROUD
MISSION
To Protect the Public
To Protect the Employee
To Protect the Offender
VISION
The Department of Corrections will
create a culture that
Empowers Individuals
Encourages Teamwork
Employs Best Practices
Embraces Diversity
Oklahoma Department of Corrections Demographics
Oklahoma State Penitentiary Statistics
OSP at the beginning of construction in 1908.