Great Plains Correctional Center

A medium-security state prison for men in Hinton, in west-central Oklahoma, operated by the Oklahoma DOC in a leased facility since May 2023.

Overview

Great Plains Correctional Center is a state prison for men operated by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (Oklahoma DOC). It is in Hinton, in Caddo County, in west-central Oklahoma. The facility houses men in medium custody.

The building was previously run as a privately operated prison. The Oklahoma DOC took over operations in May 2023 under a lease, and the facility is now state-operated; its population came largely from the depopulated North Fork Correctional Center.

The 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 determine whether a visit is contact or non-contact, so families confirm the arrangement that applies to the specific person before a first visit.

What Makes Great Plains Correctional Center Different

Great Plains is one of the Oklahoma facilities that the state took over from private operation. It has been state-operated by the Oklahoma DOC since May 2023, but the state does not own the building — it runs the prison in a leased facility. When the Oklahoma DOC began operating Great Plains, it transferred in much of the population from the North Fork Correctional Center, which the state vacated at the same time. Because the prison is operated by the state rather than a private contractor, the visiting rules, mail handling, phone and tablet services, and money deposits follow the statewide Oklahoma DOC procedures described below.

Visiting

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

Getting There and Parking

Great Plains Correctional Center is at 700 Sugar Creek Drive in Hinton, in Caddo County in west-central Oklahoma. Hinton sits near Interstate 40 west of Oklahoma City; the prison is reached from the interstate by way of the local state highways into Hinton. The nearest large commercial airport is in the Oklahoma City area.

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

Hinton has limited lodging and dining, with additional options in the surrounding Caddo County communities and a wider range in the Oklahoma City area to the east along Interstate 40. Emergency medical care in the region is available locally and, for larger facilities, 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.

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.