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It was founded back in 1901. Its located South of the Historic Mountains National wildlife reservation. The facility was established using what is called a lottery system for over 160-acre plots. By this time, other parts of this territory used land runs. Throughout the years, the facility struggled to develop and grow to a maximum sized correctional facility. It managed to bulge from a capacity of 35,000 inmates in the year 1950 to around 80,000 in 1990. Presently, Lawton has about 99,000 residents including a military base and the home of the fire center for the United States Army.

During Lawton’s establishment, the facility was also set up as the County seat for Comanche. The facility was first ruled by the County government. It was appointed by the then Governor of Oklahoma territory. In late 1901 in December, an election was carried, and a Lawton government was formulated. The first officers that were elected include city clerk, mayor, judge, city attorney, treasurer, street commissioner, eighty-eight councilmen, city marshal, a school board treasurer, and eight school board members. This was the genesis of the Lawton police department.

Lawton Correctional facility has been fully functional since the police department was formed. The facility has been continuously offering correctional services on behalf of the Oklahoma Police department. The programs that are offered at the correctional facility include life skills, Pre-GED, Adult basic Education, and Substance Abuse, Thinking for a change, Cognitive, Vocational courses, and Behavior Program. The facility sits on 550,443 square feet. It’s double celled and includes medium security units that entail double celled segregation units.

The entire Lawton jail was designed by an agency known as the American Correctional Association compliant. According to its design, it’s supposed to be cost-effective giving the security staff an easy time patrolling and containing inmates. The facility supports all programmatic activities without any negative implications. The medical staff at the facility is competent and supports all the medical needs of the inmates. The population is somehow significant, but the medical team has always been up to the task.

Lawton has a fully equipped and functional kitchen that offers meals and drinks to the staff and inmates. It has three gymnasiums and other nine outdoor recreation stations that keep inmates entertained and engaged. In the year 1998 December, the correctional facility was named the first private correctional institution in the universe to receive accreditation from an agency referred to as the Correctional Education Association. It was re-accredited in the year 2003 and 2006. The jail received accreditation from an agency referred to as the American Correctional Association in the year 2001 and was then re-accredited the same award in years 2004, 2007, 2012, 2013 and 2016. The facility has a score of 99.76%.