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Oklahoma to acquire Lawton Correctional Facility for $312M

Takeover from The GEO Group expected July 25, pending approval

Prison houses 2,100 inmates, includes medium security units

Facility employees offered jobs after drug and background checks

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Department of Corrections next month is expected to take over the private prison in Lawton.

Lawmakers appropriated $312 million to purchase the facility from The GEO Group.

The state expects to take over the facility July 25.

The Board of Corrections must approve it.

“This move not only strengthens our public safety infrastructure, but also reflects our commitment to better outcomes for staff, inmates and the people of Oklahoma,” said Steven Harpe, Oklahoma Department of Corrections dire

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