Oklahoma State Penitentiary

Oklahoma State Penitentiary (OSP)
Oklahoma State Penitentiary is located in Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
Location in Oklahoma
LocationMcAlester, Oklahoma
Coordinates34°57′16″N 95°46′59″W / 34.95444°N 95.78306°W / 34.95444; -95.78306
StatusOperational
Security classmaximum to medium
Capacity764
Population763 (as of April 10, 2017[1])
Opened1908 (1908)
Managed byOklahoma Department of Corrections
WardenJim Farris[2]
Street address1301 N. West St.
ZIP Code74502-3862
CountryUSA
WebsiteOklahoma Department of Corrections - Oklahoma State Penitentiary

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 km2). 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 also hold many death row prisoners.

  1. ^ a b Oklahoma Department of Corrections (10 April 2017). "Incarcerated Inmates and Community Supervision Offenders Daily Count Sheet" (PDF). Oklahoma Department of Corrections: 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ "Oklahoma State Penitentiary". Oklahoma Department of Corrections. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  3. ^ Hittle, Shaun (25 July 2013). "Three Days of Mayhem: the McAlester Riot". Oklahoma Watch. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.

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