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  Location in Oklahoma | |
| Location | McAlester, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates | 34°57′16″N 95°46′59″W / 34.95444°N 95.78306°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | maximum to medium |
| Capacity | 764 |
| Population | 763 (as of April 10, 2017[1]) |
| Opened | 1908 |
| Managed by | Oklahoma Department of Corrections |
| Warden | Christe Quick[2] |
| Street address | 1301 N. West St. |
| ZIP Code | 74502-3862 |
| Country | USA |
| Website | Oklahoma Department of Corrections - Oklahoma State Penitentiary |
The Oklahoma State Penitentiary, nicknamed "Big Mac",[3] is a prison of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections located in McAlester, Oklahoma, on 1,556 acres (6.30 km2). Opened in 1908 with 50 inmates in makeshift facilities, today the prison holds more than 750 male offenders,[1] the vast majority of which are maximum-security inmates. They also hold many death row prisoners.
- ^ a b Oklahoma Department of Corrections (10 April 2017). "Incarcerated Inmates and Community Supervision Offenders Daily Count Sheet" (PDF). Oklahoma Department of Corrections. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ "Oklahoma State Penitentiary". Oklahoma Department of Corrections. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ Hittle, Shaun (25 July 2013). "Three Days of Mayhem: the McAlester Riot". Oklahoma Watch. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.