Charles E. Johnson Correctional Center

Charles E. "Bill" Johnson Correctional Center (BJCC)
Location in Oklahoma
Coordinates 36°48′18″N 98°37′57″W / 36.8050°N 98.6326°W / 36.8050; -98.6326Coordinates: 36°48′18″N 98°37′57″W / 36.8050°N 98.6326°W / 36.8050; -98.6326
Status Operational
Security class Minimum
Capacity 650
Population 750 (as of March 7, 2016[1])
Opened 1995
Managed by Oklahoma Department of Corrections
Warden Janice Melton
Street address 1856 E. Flynn Street
City Alva, Oklahoma
ZIP Code 73717
Country USA
Website www.ok.gov/doc/Organization/Field_Operations/West_Institutions/Bill_Johnson_Correctional_Center.html

Charles E. Johnson Correctional Center (also known as the Bill Johnson Correctional Center, or BJCC) is an Oklahoma Department of Corrections state prison for men located in Alva, Woods County, Oklahoma.[2]

BJCC is the newest of the Oklahoma DOC's 17 institutions, opened in 1995, and expanded in 2011-2012.[3] The center is a dedicated substance abuse/cognitive behavior program facility for felony drug offenders 18-23 years old and first time nonviolent offenders. Judges can place inmates into the program which rewards the inmate with a deferred sentence upon completion. After inmates complete the delayed sentencing program a judge can commute the remainder of their recommended sentences to parole.

The BJCC facility has the distinction of leading Oklahoma State prison facilities with an average of 300 GED completions by inmates per year.

Approximately 100 inmates housed at the facility are general population inmates that do not participate in the abuse/cognitive behavior program and are occupying space previously constructed for the prison's career tech program.[1]


References

  1. 1 2 Brewer, Graham (March 7, 2016). "Oklahoma correctional center offers nonviolent offenders a chance to focus". The Oklahoman. Oklahoma. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Charles E. "Bill" Johnson Correctional Center". Oklahoma Department of Corrections. Archived from the original on March 23, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Charles E. "Bill" Johnson Correctional Center" (pdf). Oklahoma Department of Corrections. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 20, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.



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