ODOC finalizes Lawton facility purchase

Oklahoma ends private prisons with Lawton facility acquisition

Oklahoma's Department of Corrections has officially ended the use of private prisons by acquiring the Lawton Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility.

State takes ownership of last private prison in Oklahoma

Corrections Department Director Steven Harpe presents his agency's budget to state lawmakers. (Photo by Carmen Forman/Oklahoma Voice)OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Department of Corrections on Friday became the owner of the Lawton Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility, ending the state’s use of private prison contracts. “This is the third for-profit prison I’ve closed since becoming governor, and we’ve worked to give tens of thousands of people…

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In what is being called a major milestone" by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, the DOC takes over operations of the last remaining private prison in the state.For-profit facilities like Lawton Correctional Facility have a long history of problemsfrom abuse and overcrowding to understaffing.But as one door closes, could another open right back up?According to the Oklahoma Policy Institute, CoreCivic, one of the largest private jail operato…

ODOC finalizes Lawton facility purchase

LAWTON, Okla. (KFOR) - On Friday, the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) announced the purchase of the Lawton Correctional and Rehabilitation Facilityending private prisons in Oklahoma. According to ODOC officials, the purchase marks a milestone saying, “This is the third for-profit prison I’ve closed since becoming governor, and we’ve worked to give tens of thousands of people the opportunity for a second chance,” said Oklahoma Governor …