Lawton Correctional Facility

Lawton Correctional Center
Location8607 SE Flower Mound Road
Lawton, Oklahoma
Statusmedium / maximum
Capacity2682
Opened1998
Managed byGEO Group

Lawton Correctional Center was a privately managed prison for men located in Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, operated by the GEO Group under contract with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.[1]

The facility was opened in 1998 and had a capacity of 2682 inmates held at a mix of medium and maximum security levels.[2]

In 2025 the Oklahoma Department of Corrections purchased the facility from GEO Group for $312 million and announced that it would be re-named Red Rock Correctional Center.[3][4][5] As of that time, there were no further privately operated prisons in the state.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Lawton Correctional Center". Oklahoma Department of Corrections. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Lawton Correctional Center". GEO Group. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Geo Group Investor Relations". Geo Group. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Red Rock Correctional Center". Oklahoma Department of Corrections. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  5. ^ a b "State takes back Oklahoma's last remaining privately operated prison". Tulsa World, July 25, 2025. Retrieved July 26, 2025.

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