Lexington Assessment and Reception Center

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Lexington Assessment and Reception Center (LARC)
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Location in Oklahoma
Coordinates 35°00′59″N97°13′06″W / 35.01639°N 97.21833°W / 35.01639; -97.21833
StatusOperational
Security classMaximum
Opened1978;46 years ago (1978)
Managed by Oklahoma Department of Corrections
Warden Kameron Harvanek
Street address15151 State Highway 39
City Lexington, Oklahoma
ZIP Code73051
CountryUSA

Lexington Assessment and Reception Center (LARC) is a maximum-security state prison for men located in Lexington, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, owned and operated by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. [1] The LARC complex also hosts the medium-security Lexington Correctional Center and the Rex Thompson Minimum Security Unit.

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History

It was first opened in 1978 and has a capacity of 1450 inmates. In May 2015, state officials said LARC was operating at 112% of capacity, and that overcrowding and understaffing had created security issues. [2]

Five days out of the week, minimum security offenders work within the Prisoner Public Work Program or the City of Lexington, City of Noble, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Oklahoma Correctional Industries, and the Oklahoma Military Department.

Medium security offenders can attend the Lexington Career Tech Skills Center on the grounds of the facility. Second Chance Sanctuary, an animal rescue, in conjunction with Friends of Folks, operate a program for long-term offenders to train dogs to be donated to nursing homes or for use as companion dogs. [1]

Prisoner life

Education

In 2020, a campus of the Oklahoma Baptist University was established in the prison. [3]

Notable Inmates

Inmate NameRegister NumberStatusDetails
Michael J. Bever 793381 Serving five consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole, plus 28 yearsConvicted of murdering his parents and three siblings with the help of his brother on July 22, 2015
Charles A. Dyer 659682Serving a 30-year sentence.Convicted of sexual abuse of a child. [4] [5]
Daniel Holtzclaw 731154Serving a 263-year sentence.Former police officer who was convicted of multiple rapes and sexual assaults. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lexington Assessment and Reception Center". Oklahoma Department of Corrections. Archived from the original on 30 March 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Cameron, Alex. "Oklahoma DOC Trying To Manage Overcrowded, Understaffed Prison". No. 14 May 2015. News9.com (Oklahoma). Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Chris Forbes, OBU art and prison divinity students transform prison walls into a sacred hall for study of the word, baptistmessenger.com, USA, June 8, 2022
  4. ↑ "Ex-Marine Charles Dyer Captured in Texas". ABC News. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  5. ↑ "Ex-Marine and Fugitive Tied to Oath Keepers Arrested". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  6. ↑ "Former Oklahoma officer sentenced to 263 years in prison for sexual assaults".



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