Joseph Harp Correctional Center (JHCC) is an Oklahoma Department of Corrections state prison for male inmates located in Lexington, Cleveland County, Oklahoma. The medium-security facility opened in September 1978.[3]
  Location in Oklahoma | |
| Coordinates | 35°01′52″N 97°12′10″W / 35.03102°N 97.20269°W |
|---|---|
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Medium |
| Capacity | 1,378[1] |
| Population | 1,372 (as of April 10, 2017[1]) |
| Opened | 1978 |
| Managed by | Oklahoma Department of Corrections |
| Warden | David Rogers[2] |
| Street address | 16161 Moffat Rd. |
| City | Lexington, Oklahoma |
| ZIP Code | 73051-0548 |
| Country | USA |
| Website | = Oklahoma Department of Corrections - Joseph Harp Correctional Center |
JHCC was named for Joseph Harp. who served as warden of the Oklahoma State Reformatory from 1949 to 1969. Regarded by his colleagues as an innovative leader and professional in the field of corrections, he recognized that a high school education was one of the greatest needs that many inmates had lacked which could prevent them from gaining legal employment and often times led to a life of crime.[clarification needed] Under Harp's leadership, Oklahoma State Reformatory was one of the first correctional institutions to establish a fully-accredited high school inside prison walls.[4]
According to JHCC, 84 percent of its inmates are incarcerated for committing a violent crime, and ten percent have committed first-degree murder. Inmates typically work in the Oklahoma Correctional Industries program, manufacturing furniture or performing data entry to convert old paper records to digital documents.[5]
The center offers adult education programs and encourages inmates to earn a GED while serving their sentences. Offenders sentenced as youths for short periods typically arrive under the delayed sentence program. If the youth does well, he may qualify for release with a suspended sentence, if he does not do well, he will be formally sentenced.[5]
Notable Inmates
edit- Jonathan Scott Graham[6] - Murdered Gary Dale Larson and raped his wife Janet in Edmond, Oklahoma on August 16, 1986. He was sentenced to three consecutive life sentences.[7] Story was told on season 13, episode 11 of Forensic Files on trutv.[8][circular reference]
- Robert Bever - Murdered his parents and three siblings with the help of his brother in July 22, 2015. He was sentenced to six consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole.[9]
- Jesse McFadden - Served 17 years from 2003 until 2020 for convictions of rape before released in 2020. Three years later, McFadden shot six people before killing himself in the 2023 Henryetta killings.[10]
- Gordon Todd Skinner - a drug dealer who was convicted for kidnapping
- Keith P. Sweeney - Former OKC police officer and United States Navy Chief Petty Officer, convicted in Dec 2019 of 2nd degree Murder. Also convicted of computer crimes in connection with possession of child pornography while incarcerated. [11][12]
References
edit- ^ a b Oklahoma Department of Corrections (10 April 2017). "Incarcerated Inmates and Community Supervision Offenders Daily Count Sheet" (PDF). Oklahoma Department of Corrections: 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Joseph Harp Correctional Center | Oklahoma Department of Corrections". Doc.ok.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
- ^ Oklahoma Department of Corrections (19 April 2017). "Joseph Harp Correctional Center". Oklahoma Department of Corrections. p. 1. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ "INPM Home." International Prison Ministries. Undated. Accessed October 3, 2019.
- ^ a b "Joseph Harp Correctional Center." Accessed October 2, 2019.
- ^ https://okoffender.doc.ok.gov [bare URL]
- ^ "Murderer gets life in Edmond cold case".
- ^ Forensic Files (season 13)
- ^ World, Michael Overall and Samantha Vicent Tulsa (4 May 2018). "Robert Bever breaks down in tears on witness stand in younger brother's murder trial, says they acted together but 'in (their) own ways'". Tulsa World.
- ^ "Exclusive: Before the killings, Jesse McFadden was a rapist and con-man, and only got worse". The Oklahoman. May 9, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
- ^ "OKC police officer convicted of 2nd-degree murder gets 10 years in state prison". 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Convicted Killer Cop is Now Accused of Possessing Child Pornography Behind Bars". 15 July 2021.