Mack Alford Correctional Center

Mack Alford Correctional Center (MACC)
Location in Oklahoma
Coordinates Coordinates: 34°31′31″N 96°02′10″W / 34.52528°N 96.03611°W / 34.52528; -96.03611
Status Operational
Security class Medium & Minimum
Capacity 933
Population 789[1] (as of April 10, 2017[1])
Opened 1973 (1973)
Managed by Oklahoma Department of Corrections
Warden Kameron Harvanek
Street address 1151 North Highway 69
City Stringtown, Oklahoma
ZIP Code 74569-0220
Country USA
Website Oklahoma Department of Corrections - Mack Alford Correctional Center

Mack H. Alford Correctional Center (MACC, originally the Stringtown Correctional Center) is an Oklahoma Department of Corrections prison in unincorporated Atoka County, Oklahoma, near Stringtown. The medium security prison, which opened in 1973, is named after Mack H. Alford, who once served as the prison's warden.[2]

Oklahoma Corrections Industry operates a factory for furniture renovation and sign production at the facility. A 150 herd cow/calf operation is also operated by the Department of Corrections Agri-Services.[3]

On May 14, 1998 inmates rioted while preparing to be transported, taking 8 guards hostage. The rioters started fires in 3 buildings, causing extensive damage. One guard and an inmate were wounded.[4]


References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. ↑ "Oklahoma Department of Corrections". Oklahoma Department of Corrections. 22 November 2010. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Oklahoma Department of Corrections - Mack Alford Correctional Center". Oklahoma Department of Corrections. 6 May 2017. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Guards Held Hostage in Riot at Oklahoma Prison". New York Times. 15 May 1988. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015.


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