Formed May 8, 1967 Annual budget 618 million USD | Agency executive Joe Allbaugh, Director Founded 8 May 1967 | |
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Employees 4,341 classified367 unclassified Ministers responsible Michael C. Thompson, Secretary of Safety and SecurityDavid C. Henneke, Chair of the Board Parent agency Oklahoma State Board of Corrections Profiles |
Oklahoma department of corrections investigates video claiming avalon worker was on drugs
The Oklahoma Department of Corrections (DOC or ODOC) is an agency of the state of Oklahoma. DOC is responsible for the administration of the state prison system. It has its headquarters in Oklahoma City, across the street from the headquarters of the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety.
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- Oklahoma department of corrections investigates video claiming avalon worker was on drugs
- History
- Facilities
- Leadership
- Internal Structure
- Divisions
- Staffing
- Requirements
- Promotions
- Pay Structure
- Prohibitions
- Budget
- Death row
- Fallen officers
- References
The Department of Corrections is governed by the seven-member Board of Corrections. All members are appointed by the Governor of Oklahoma, with the approval of the Oklahoma Senate, to serve six-year terms. Each of Oklahoma's five Congressional districts is represented by at least one member on the Board, with the remaining two members being appointed from the State at-large. No more than four members of the Board may be from any one political party. The Board is responsible for setting the policies of the Department, approve the annual budget request, and for appointing the Director of Corrections. The Director, who serves at the pleasure of the Board, is the chief executive of the Department. The current Director of Corrections is Joe Allbaugh.
The Department of Corrections was established in 1967 during the term of Governor Henry Bellmon.
History
Prior to 1908, Oklahoma would send prisoners to the Kansas Penitentiary in Lansing, Kansas. After a disputed report on the conditions in the Kansas Penitentiary, Oklahoma opened an institution in the former federal jail in McAlester.
On January 10, 1967, Oklahoma created a new state Corrections Department, consisting of a State Board of Corrections, State Director of Corrections, and three divisions: a Division of Institutions, a Division of Probation and Parole, and a Division of Inspection.
In 1976, the first Training Academy was established in Oklahoma City.
Facilities
As of 2010, the Department of Corrections is responsible for the management, maintenance and security of 39 correctional institutes across the State.
Leadership
The Department of Corrections is under the supervision of the Oklahoma Secretary of Safety and Security. Under current Governor of Oklahoma Mary Fallin, Michael C. Thompson is serving as the Secretary.
Internal Structure
The internal structure of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections is as follows:
Divisions
The Department of Corrections is governed by the seven-member Board of Corrections, who appoints the Director of Corrections. As the head of the Department of Corrections, the Director supervises, directs, and controls the Department. The Director is assisted in managing the Department by an Associate Director, six Deputy Directors and a General Counsel (with the rank of Deputy Director).
Staffing
The Department of Corrections, with an annual budget of over $500 million, is one of the largest employers of the State. For fiscal year 2012, the Department was authorized 4,113 employees.
Requirements
As provided by Oklahoma state law, in order to be employed as a correctional officer for the Department of Corrections, an individual must meet the following requirements:
Promotions
All promotions from Corrections Officer into the supervisory ranks are based on tests administered by the Director of the Department, in consultation with the Administrator of the Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services's Human Capital Management Division. These tests determine the physical and mental qualifications and all potential test-takers must satisfactorily complete a course of training in operations and procedures related to the rank desired.
In general, the following minimum requirements are needed to obtain the following ranks:
Pay Structure
The annual salaries of the ODOC correctional officers are set by the classification standards established by the Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services's Human Capital Management Division, the state government's central personnel office. Each classification is assigned by OMES a salary band based upon the uniform Salary Schedule for State Employees. As of 2014, the followings for such employees are as follows:
The executive and administrative staff of the Department are unclassified employees of the State, and as such, their salaries are determined either by the Legislature or by the Director of the Department. As of October, 2010, the following are the annual salaries of the senior staff of the Department:
Prohibitions
Oklahoma state and United States federal law both place limitations on who can be employed as a correctional officer with the Department. They include any of the following:
Budget
The Department of Corrections has annual budget of over $500 million. That budget is derived primarily from yearly appropriations, Departmental fees and funds generated by the Prison Industries activities. For Fiscal Year 2014, 88% of the Department's budget comes from yearly appropriations, 6% from the Prison Industries Fund, 4% from the Department's Revolving Fund, and 3% from all other sources.
Death row
The execution chamber is located at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary.
Fallen officers
Since the establishment of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, 16 officers have died in the line of duty.