Oklahoma’s prison population

Southwest Ledger photo by JJ Francais Union City Community Corrections Center was originally built as a high-security juvenile facility in 1999. In 2006 it was purchased by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections and converted into a “community security” facility. The facility sits on 20 acres and has a capacity for 228 inmates.

Southwest Ledger photo by JJ Francais Union City Community Corrections Center was originally built as a high-security juvenile facility in 1999. In 2006 it was purchased by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections and converted into a “community security” facility. The facility sits on 20 acres and has a capacity for 228 inmates.

OKLAHOMA: World's Prison Capital

M. Scott Carter Okc Bureau Reporter
Monday, June 10, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY – About 25 years ago, the Oklahoma Legislature decided to get tough on crime. Longer sentences and ‘three strikes and you’re out’ laws were passed. Other laws placed tighter sentencing restrictions on judges and juries.
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