Oklahoma Department of Corrections

Oklahoma Department of Corrections

Agency overview
Formed	May 8, 1967
Preceding agency	Oklahoma Commissioner of Charities and Corrections
Headquarters	3400 Martin Luther King Avenue Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Employees	4,341 classified 367 unclassified
Annual budget	$ 500 million
Ministers responsible	Tricia Everest, Secretary of Public Safety Stephan Moore, Chairman of the Board[1]
Agency executives	Steven Harpe, Director Justin Farris, Chief of Staff Jason Sparks, Chief of Operations
Parent agency	Oklahoma State Board of Corrections
Website	Oklahoma Department of Corrections

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections (DOC or ODOC) is an agency of the state of Oklahoma. DOC is responsible for the administration of the state prison system. It has its headquarters in Oklahoma City,^[2] across the street from the headquarters of the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety. The Board of Corrections are appointees: five members are appointed by the Governor; two members are appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; and two members are appointed by the Speaker of the house of Representatives. The board is responsible for setting the policies of the Department, approving the annual budget request, and working with the Director of Corrections on material matters of the agency. T. Hastings Siegfried is the current chairman of the board. The director, who serves at the pleasure of the governor, is the chief executive of the department. The current director of Corrections is Steven Harpe, who was appointed in October 2022.