Allen Gamble Correctional Center

A medium-security state prison for men in Holdenville, Oklahoma — the former Davis Correctional Facility, state-run since October 1, 2023.

Overview

Allen Gamble Correctional Center is a state prison for men operated by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. It is in Holdenville, the seat of Hughes County, in east-central Oklahoma. The facility houses men in medium custody and has a capacity of about 1,723.

Oklahoma DOC assigns custody level based on factors that include sentence length, time remaining, and conduct, and a person’s custody level can change during incarceration. The custody class and housing unit held at a given prison determine whether visits are contact or non-contact, so families confirm the arrangement that applies to the specific person before a first visit.

What Makes Allen Gamble Correctional Center Different

Allen Gamble Correctional Center was formerly the Davis Correctional Facility, a privately operated prison run by CoreCivic. The state took over operations on October 1, 2023, and renamed the facility after Sergeant Joe Allen Gamble Jr. It is now state-operated. Because the change is recent, a person, a court document, or an older directory may still use the name “Davis Correctional Facility” — that older name refers to this same prison in the same location. The conversion was part of a broader shift in which Oklahoma moved its remaining contracted prisons to state operation; as of mid-2025, Oklahoma’s prison system is fully state-operated, with no privately run state prisons.

Visiting

The statewide Oklahoma DOC rules above — the approved visitor list, the dress code, ID, and item limits — apply at Allen Gamble Correctional Center. The facility’s own arrangements:

Getting There and Parking

Allen Gamble Correctional Center is at 6888 E 133 Road in Holdenville, in Hughes County in east-central Oklahoma. Holdenville is southeast of Oklahoma City and is reached by way of State Highway 9 and US Highway 270. The nearest large commercial airport is in the Oklahoma City area to the northwest.

Parking is on site. Visitors confirm current entry procedures, the visitor-processing location, and what may be brought onto the grounds with the facility before arriving, because electronic devices and personal items are not permitted inside — visitors may generally bring only identification, a car key, and coins for vending machines.

Nearby Services

Holdenville has limited lodging and dining, with additional options in the surrounding Hughes County communities and a wider range in the Oklahoma City area to the northwest. Emergency medical care is available locally, with larger hospitals in the Oklahoma City area. Visitors traveling a long distance generally find the most options for fuel, food, and overnight stays along the Interstate 40 corridor to the north and in the Oklahoma City area.

Mail

Oklahoma DOC routes incoming personal mail through an off-site digital vendor. As of September 1, 2024, letters and photos are mailed to the Securus Digital Mail Center in Dallas, where they are scanned and delivered to the inmate as a digital color image on a Securus tablet or kiosk — the original is not delivered. Inmates without device access get a free black-and-white printout. Address personal mail exactly as:

Inmate’s Full Name + ODOC Number Securus Digital Mail Center - Okla. Dept. of Corrections P.O. Box 223566 Dallas, TX 75222-3566

Illegible or incorrectly addressed mail may be returned or delayed.

Legal mail and special correspondence are not sent to the digital center — they go directly to the facility and are handled under the rules for privileged mail. Publications (magazines, newspapers, books) also go to the facility and must come directly from the publisher or an approved vendor. Packages cannot be sent to the digital mail center and must go to the facility.

Learn More

• Visiting in Oklahoma — the approved visitor list, scheduling through the Visitation Unit, dress code, and what you can bring.
• Mail in Oklahoma — how Oklahoma’s digital mail scanning works and where to send letters, legal mail, and publications.
• Phone & Video in Oklahoma — setting up calls, tablets, and video visits through Securus.
• Sending Money in Oklahoma — depositing to a trust account through JPay.
• Medical Care in Oklahoma — how health care works in Oklahoma DOC facilities.
• Transfers & Reception in Oklahoma — intake at LARC (men) and Mabel Bassett (women) and how people move between facilities.