- State Juvenile
- Oklahoma
- 405-598-2135
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Central Oklahoma Juvenile Center basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 405-598-2135
This facility is for juvenile residents.
| Central Oklahoma Juvenile Center (COJC) is a secured care facility located in Tecumseh, Oklahoma, on 30 acres of a 147.7-acre plat. It has been operational since 1917. It has gone through many transformations over the years and was formerly known as the Russell Industrial School, Oklahoma State Industrial School for Incorrigible Girls, the State Industrial School for White Girls, Girls Town, and Central Oklahoma Juvenile Treatment Center. It has been known as COJC [koh-jak] since August of 1992. Through the transitions, it has served as a facility for orphans, children in need of mental health treatment, delinquents and youthful offenders. It was previously operated by the Department of Human Services but has been under the jurisdiction of the Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs since 1995. |
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COJC provides care, guidance, discipline, education, rehabilitation, and reintegration services for female and male youth between the ages of 14-19. Residents of COJC have been adjudicated by the court as a Delinquent or Youthful Offender, are in the custody of the Office of Juvenile Affairs and meet the requirements for placement in a medium-secure facility. Community Involvement Central Oklahoma Juvenile Center strives to be an integral part of the Tecumseh, Shawnee, and surrounding communities. We accomplish this by reaching out to local non-profits and public organizations to allow our community level residents to assist them in a variety of local projects that enhance the quality of the community as a whole. Whether it is working at the annual Thanksgiving celebration in Tecumseh or assisting with the foster children’s Christmas Party at the Citizen Pottawatomi Nation Heritage Center or assembling food baskets we want to build a relationship of trust and goodwill in the communities that we live. We understand that the people who live and work near the Central Oklahoma Juvenile Center are our neighbors. Being a good neighbor is a core value of our relationship with the community. Girl Scouts of Western Oklahoma partnered with Central Oklahoma Juvenile Center for an art therapy project. The grant-funded art program is a joint effort to help residents develop coping skills and give them a voice. The partnership launched in 2008, art was introduced into the program in 2014 when the girls were at the Norman facility. In 2017, the resident's artwork was displayed at several metro art galleries. COJC Programs COJC offers many treatment services to assist residents and address the issues that led to their placement at the facility and to help them prepare for a successful return to their community once they have completed the program. The facility prepares the residents to accept responsibility for their behaviors and understand the obligation each individual has to maintain a safe community. |
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visitation Info
Visitation for state juvenile facilities is limited to immediate family only. Mother, father, sisters, and brothers are acceptable. The visitation rules are very strict, we suggest reaching out to the staff to get their specific limitations.
