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Lexington Assessment and Reception Center

Coordinates: 35°00′59″N 97°13′06″W / 35.016483°N 97.218302°W / 35.016483; -97.218302
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Lexington Assessment and Reception Center
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Location15151 Oklahoma 39
Lexington, Oklahoma
Statusopen
Security classmixed
Capacity1450
Opened1978
Managed byOklahoma Department of Corrections

Lexington Assessment and Reception Center is a state prison for men located in Lexington, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, owned and operated by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.[1]

The facility operates as an intake, assessment and reception center, as well as housing long-term inmates at minimum, medium, and maximum security levels. It was first opened in 1978 and has a capacity of 1450 inmates. In May 2015 state officials said Lexington was operating at 112% of capacity, and that overcrowding and understaffing had created security issues.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Lexington Assessment and Reception Center". Oklahoma Department of Corrections. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. ^ Cameron, Alex. "Oklahoma DOC Trying To Manage Overcrowded, Understaffed Prison". No. 14 May 2015. News9.com (Oklahoma). Retrieved 9 August 2016.

35°00′59″N 97°13′06″W / 35.016483°N 97.218302°W / 35.016483; -97.218302