OK DOC – Joseph Harp Correctional Center (JHCC)

OK DOC – Joseph Harp Correctional Center (JHCC) basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 405-527-5593

This facility is for adult inmates.

The inmates housed at Harp Correctional located at 16161 Moffat Rd in Lexington, OK are placed according to their custody level (determined by a number of factors including the past criminal history and the length of their sentence). There are ample educational and vocational training programs for all inmates, especially ones that show a willingness to learn new things that will prepare them for a better life when they are released. The mission is to promote and prepare the offender to leave in better shape than when they arrived, giving them the best chance to never come back and thus lower the state's recidivism rate.

Joseph Harp Correctional Center (JHCC) is a medium security state prison that houses about 1,400 Oklahoma Department of Corrections adult male inmates in Lexington, OK. JHCC is the largest medium-security facility in the state. Inside this facility, the staff work with a diverse group of individuals, as they house the Mental Health offenders, Delayed Sentence offenders and Youthful offenders.

JHCC began a residential substance abuse program that emphasizes the importance of pro-social behaviors. The groups consist of 10 participants with 3 groups being staggered for a total of 30 members. The curriculum is the Second Edition Criminal Conduct and Substance Abuse Treatment: Strategies for Self-improvement and Change. The goal of the program is to reduce recidivism and to teach the participants pathways to responsible living. This program is housed in the Education building.

The academic program includes literacy, special needs, ABE, GED, ESL, and college programs. Library services support a leisure library for all general population offenders. Education also includes a pre-release class for offenders related to general life skills. Inmates who have an IQ below 70 can participate in the Habilitation Center Program which trains them in life skills, social behavior, job skills, and even gives them psychotherapy sessions.

Youthful offenders are incarcerated here for a brief period under the delayed sentence program, if the inmate does well they will be released with a suspended sentence, if they do not do well they will be formally sentenced and designated.

visitation Info

Joseph Harp Correctional Center – Visitation

Visiting Hours 

Visiting days are as follows: 
• Visiting days normally include Saturdays (or) Sundays (and) all state recognized holidays. 
• State recognized holidays that fall on Monday through Friday will be a “free” visiting day. The number of hours an offender may visit on the free visiting day will be in accordance with the offender’s level. That day will not count on the total number of hours per visiting privilege level. If the holiday falls on Saturday or Sunday, then the hours will count on the total visiting privilege level hours.

Visiting hours are as follows: 
• Level one offenders who are eligible for one hour of visitation per week may begin visiting at 9:00a.m. on Friday. 
• Level two offenders who are eligible for two hours of visitation per week, visitors may begin the check in process at 12:30p.m. on either Saturday or Sunday. These offenders will be given the opportunity for four, two hour visits. 
• Level three offenders who are eligible for four hours of visitation per week may begin visiting at 11:00a.m. on either Saturday or Sunday, each weekend. 
• Level four offenders who are eligible for six hours of visitation per week may begin visiting at 9:00a.m. on either Saturday or Sunday, each weekend. 
• Offenders 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. 
• On state recognized holidays, visiting hours are 9:00a.m. until 3:00pm. according to assigned level. 
• Visitors for offenders who are eligible to begin visiting at 9:00a.m. may begin the check in process at 8:30a.m. 
• Visitors must arrive one and half (1 ½) hours prior to the end of visiting in order to gain admittance. 
• Count times: 10:00am and 2:00pm. Movement freezes 10 minutes prior to count time. All offender movement will cease in and out of the visiting room. Visitors may exit the visiting room during the 10:00am count for the restroom but will not be allowed to reenter until count clears. Visitors who leave the visiting room during the 2:00pm count time will not be allowed to return to visiting and the visit will be considered ended. 

Segregation Housing Unit: 
Offenders housed in segregation housing will be allowed the following visiting privileges: 
• Administrative Segregation and Protective Measures Offenders o Administrative Segregation and Protective Measures Offenders will be allowed a one hour non-contact visit per week to include only the following visitors: the offender’s mother, father, spouse, legal and clergy. 
• Disciplinary Segregation Offenders o Offenders serving time for Disciplinary Segregation (DU Time) will not be allowed to visit while on the unit, with the exception of attorney/clergy visits. Offenders held in disciplinary detention exceeding 60 days will be afforded the same visiting privileges as offenders in long term Administration Segregation and Protective Measures. The following rule violations may result in termination of visiting privileges on the first offense based on the seriousness of the offense within the Department of Corrections and private prisons holding Oklahoma offenders: 
• Escape (aiding and abetting) 
• Introduction of weapon(s) 
• Introduction of cellular phones/accessories/electronic devices 
• Tobacco, tobacco products, Drugs or Alcohol (Illegal) 
• Assaults (staff/visitors/offenders; verbal and/or physical)