Lexington Assessment and Reception Center
Lexington Assessment & Reception Center and Lexington Correctional Center comprise a complex of prisons in Lexington, Oklahoma. With a capacity of 1,462 inmates, LARC is Oklahoma's intake facility for male state inmates. LCC, a medium-security facility with a minimum yard serves as a long-term incarceration facility. LCC has a capacity of 870 inmates.
LCC opened in 1971 and LARC in 1977. Today, the complex includes the maximum security assessment and reception unit, LCC (a medium-security prison), and the Rex Thompson Minimum Unit.
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Lexington Assessment and Reception Center
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Visiting Hours and Rules
Lexington Correctional Center - Medium Security – 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays
Rex Thompson Minimum Unit - Minimum Security – 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays
An inmate's security level dictates how many hours he or she may visit with approved visitors.
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
Lexington Assessment and Reception Center
15151 State Highway 39
Lexington, OK 73051
Driving Directions: https://goo.gl/maps/JsZmyh9CaFEw1NSM9
General Phone Number
(405) 527-5676
Inmate Mailing Address(es)
Inmate Name, DOC Number
Lexington Assessment and Reception Center
P.O. Box 260
Lexington, OK 73051
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 Lexington Assessment and Reception 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 Lexington Assessment and Reception 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
Lexington Correctional Center offers literacy courses as well as Pre-High School Equivalency and High School Equivalency diplomas.
Criminal Thinking
LCC offers Thinking for a Change, Substance Abuse Training, Prison Fellowship Academy, Faith Bible Institute, Genesis One, Authentic Manhood, and other programs to address thinking, judgment errors, and relationships linked with criminal thinking and behavior.
Substance Abuse Treatment
Facility programming teaches ways to avoid relapse, while also helping inmates develop cognitive, social, emotional, and coping skills.
CareerTech
LCC inmates can get technical training through a CareerTech Skills Center on site, which trains them for workforce entry after release. CareerTech also helps inmates find skill-related employment after release.
Courses include Auto Service Technology; Cabinet Making; CEU Code Update; Journeyman Licensing, Licensed Trades, Metal Fabrication and Welding, and Transportation, Distribution and Logistics for Warehouses.
Specialized Units
All men sentenced to prison in Oklahoma first go to Lexington Assessment & Reception Center. There, ODOC staff identify inmates, review their sentencing documents, enter their information into agency systems and assess inmates to determine which state facility should house them next according to their risk and needs.
A 24-7 Infirmary provides medical care for those requiring intensive monitoring and treatment.
LCC's dialysis unit, the only one in the state, has the capacity to serve 12 inmates per shift. They have two CCH Techs, one charge registered nurse and one clinical manager registered nurse, who sees patients from facilities with the need for dialysis for two shifts on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and an on-site nephrologist who sees patients once a month.
Prison Fellowship Academy
Prison Fellowship Academy (PFA) is an intensive, biblically-based program that takes inmates through a holistic life transformation process. Inmates are guided by Prison Fellowship staff and volunteers to lead lives of purpose and productivity inside and outside of prison.
OCI
Oklahoma Correctional Industries Prison Industry Enhancement program trains inmates in telemarketing for electricity sales to Texas and Arkansas.
The Friends for Folks (FFF) Dog Training Program
In this program, inmates train dogs for placement with senior citizens, handicapped persons and private individuals. It has been in operation since 1990 at the medium-security prison, Lexington Assessment and Reception Center, in Lexington, Oklahoma. FFF has gained national and international recognition for the effectiveness of the program and has been featured on television programs such as Animal Planet.
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Careers at Lexington Assessment and Reception 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 Lexington Assessment and Reception Center — you can find out more information about available jobs by clicking here.
