Joseph Harp Correctional Center
Joseph Harp Correctional Center (JHCC), a medium-security prison for men, opened in 1978 on the site of a World War II-era U.S. Navy firing range in Lexington, Oklahoma. The prison’s namesake, Joseph Harp, was an Oklahoma State Reformatory warden from 1949 to 1969, where he started the nation's first fully accredited high school education program in a prison.
JHCC is home to ODOC’s male Mental Health Unit, as well as its Youthful Offender Program. The facility has a capacity of more than 1,300 inmates. The staff works with a diverse group of individuals, as they house mental-health, delayed-sentence, and youthful offender inmates.
The vast majority of inmates housed at Joseph Harp Correctional Center are incarcerated for a violent crime, and more than one in ten are serving a sentence for first-degree murder.
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Joseph Harp Correctional Center
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Visiting Hours and Rules
Normal visiting days are Saturdays and Sundays, as well as all state holidays. The number of hours an inmate may visit varies according to their level. State holidays that fall on Monday through Friday are free visiting days.
Inmates who visit for any length of time during a scheduled visit period will be considered to have visited the entire visiting period, regardless of when the visitor arrived.
Visiting Hours
Level 1 - One hour per week starting at 9 a.m. Fridays
Level 2 - Two hours per week, Saturdays and Sundays
Visitor check in starts at 12:30 p.m. Level 2 inmates may have up to four two-hour visits.
Level 3 - Four hours per week starting at 11 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays
Level 4 - Six hours per week starting at 9 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays
Holidays
On state-recognized holidays, visiting hours are 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Check-in begins typically at 8:30 a.m. To enter, visitors must arrive 1 1/2 hours before visitation is over. Visitors who've left visitation during count time (10 a.m. and 2 p.m.) may not re-enter until count clears.
Segregated Housing Unit
Administrative Segregation and Protective Measures Inmates
Administrative Segregation and Protective Measures inmates may have a one-hour, non-contact visit per week with only the inmate’s mother, father, spouse, legal representative or clergy.
Disciplinary Segregation Inmates
Inmates serving time for Disciplinary Segregation (DU Time) may not have visitation while on the unit except for attorney and clergy visits.
Inmates in disciplinary detention for longer than 60 days will have the same visiting privileges as inmates in long-term Administration Segregation and Protective Measures.
Visiting Application
You must submit a “Visitor Request Form” and get approved before you will be allowed to visit your inmate. You can find a copy of it here. The approval process takes about two months once you have returned the Visitor Request Form to the facility.
During the approval process, the Oklahoma Department of Corrections conducts background checks on everyone 18 or older. Your inmate will notify you when the process is complete.
Dress Code
The following clothing items are prohibited in the visiting room:
- Shorts, skorts, skirts, or dresses shorter than the top of the kneecap or tight fitting.
- Wrap-around skirts, dresses/skirts with split seam higher than the top of the knee cap.
- Tube-tops, Tank-tops, Crop-tops, Halter-tops, Spaghetti-top blouses, Sleeveless/transparent or mesh tops/blouses.
- Leggings/biker’s pants/bodysuits.
- Spandex clothing, including swimsuits.
- Blue chambray, periwinkle, camouflage, or orange shirts.
- Tight fitting sweat suits.
- Low-cut or cut-out designs on clothing.
- Clothing bearing profanity, offensive wording, and pictures.
- Headgear (excluding religious).
- Clothing which exposes the midriff, extremely tight, off the shoulder, or which exposes any part of the breast.
All visitors must wear appropriate underclothing for his/her gender. Children aged 11 and older must comply with the dress code unless they are restricted by handicap or medical reasons.
Visitors are responsible for securing personal items (keys, cars locked, etc.). Absolutely no electronic communication devices or pagers will be allowed.
Physical Address
Joseph Harp Correctional Center
16161 Moffat Rd.
Lexington, OK 73051-0548
Driving Directions: https://goo.gl/maps/1upifUnRKiMmaCHj6
General Phone Number
(405) 527-5593
Inmate Mailing Address(es)
Inmate Name, DOC Number
Joseph Harp Correctional Center
P.O. Box 548
Lexington, OK 73051-0548
Inmates can receive mail at any time. Please include their name, DOC number, and housing assignment (if known) in the address.
How to Call an Inmate
Inmates at Joseph Harp Correctional Center do have access to phones, but they can’t receive incoming calls. For complete details on how to call an inmate in Oklahoma, please click here.
How to Send Money
You can send money to an inmate at Joseph Harp Correctional Center by using JPay.
- JPay.com - Send money online, with your credit or debit card.
- JPay Mobile - Send money anytime, anywhere by downloading the free app
- Phone: 800-574-5729 - Speak with a live agent, 24/7
- Send cash at MoneyGram locations including CVS and Walmart (receive code 6365)
- Money orders - Payable to JPay at: P.O. Box 278320, Miramar, FL 33027
You can download a printable deposit slip at JPay.
The weekly spend limit is $80 per week in the canteen. There is no limit to the amount of money an inmate may have in their account.
Programs For Inmates
Education
JHCC offers literacy courses as well as Pre-High School Equivalency and High School Equivalency diplomas.
Substance Abuse Treatment
JHCC's programming teaches inmates ways to avoid relapse and helps them develop cognitive, social, emotional, and coping skills.
Criminal Thinking
JHCC offers Thinking for a Change, Moral Reconation Therapy, and Associates 4 Success programs to address the thinking, judgment errors, and relationships linked with criminal thinking/behavior.
Specialized Units
A 24-7 infirmary and geriatric medical unit provides medical care for those requiring intensive monitoring and treatment. A medical unit houses inmates whose conditions need routine monitoring and ongoing medical care. A mental health unit treats inmates with serious mental illnesses that prevent them from living in the general population. Other units include the youthful offender program for individuals under 18 and adjudicated as adults.
OCI
Oklahoma Correctional Industries offers customers quality products at a reasonable price, reduces offender idleness, and provides job skills training. OCI offers jobs in computer operations, data entry, document imaging/microfilm, and the furniture factory.
Leather Shop
JHCC’s leather shop consists of six inmates who work on various products or projects throughout the year. The leather shop makes anything from clear backpacks for staff to lanyards with beadwork. The inmates make holsters, handcuff pouches, portfolios, cell phone cases, wallets, purses/ handbags, belts, book bindings, saddles, horse halters, and boots. In addition, a Native American beader adorns hand-made, leather moccasins with beadwork. He also makes beaded lanyards, hair barrettes, keychains, and hat bands.
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Careers at Joseph Harp Correctional Center
If you are interested in a career with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections — and you would like to apply for a job at the Joseph Harp Correctional Center — you can find out more information about available jobs by clicking here.
