History
Prior to 1908, Oklahoma was sent prisoners to the Kansas Penitentiary at Lansing, Kansas. After a disputed report on the conditions in the Kansas Penitentiary, Oklahoma opened an institution in the former federal jail at McAlester.
On January 10, 1967 Oklahoma created a new state Corrections Department, consisting of a state Board of Corrections, and state director of Corrections, and three divisions: a Division of Institutions, a Division of Probation and Parole, and a Division of Inspection.
In 1976, the first Training Academy was established in Oklahoma City.
Read more about this topic: Oklahoma Department Of Corrections
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