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Jess Dunn Correctional Center

Taft, Muskogee County, Oklahoma

Visiting schedules change without notice. Always call before traveling.

Call Visiting Office: 918-682-7841 Info last verified: June 2026

A minimum-security state prison for men in Taft, Oklahoma, in Muskogee County.

Statewide rules that apply at every Oklahoma DOC prison

These rules are set by Oklahoma DOC and apply at every unit. The full list — including all permitted and prohibited items and the approval process — is in Visiting in Oklahoma.

Dress code

Dress modestly and follow the approved-attire list — no revealing, transparent, or provocative clothing, nothing resembling what incarcerated people or staff wear, and no gang-related items; each facility may turn away a visitor who is dressed out of code, so confirm the rules before traveling.
Leave personal items in the vehicle — visitors may bring only identification, a car key, and coins for the vending machines; phones and other electronic devices are not allowed inside.

ID: Every visitor must be approved on the incarcerated person's list before visiting — submit a Visitor Application Form (online or by mail to the Visitation Unit, P.O. Box 11400, Oklahoma City, OK 73136-0400) and pass a background check (ages 18 and older); approval can take up to 90 days. Bring a government-issued photo ID to each visit.
What to bring: Bring only identification, a car key, and coins for vending — phones, bags, and other personal items are not permitted in the visiting room. Money for the person's trust account is sent through JPay, never handed over at a visit.
Scheduling: All visits are scheduled in advance through the statewide Visitation Unit (405-768-3269) — there are no walk-ins, and requests must be received by Wednesday at 1 p.m. for that period. Saturday and Sunday visiting is available at every facility (additional weekdays vary), generally 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Men enter the system through the Lexington Assessment and Reception Center; women through the Mabel Bassett Correctional Center.

Full statewide rules: Visiting in Oklahoma

Overview

Jess Dunn Correctional Center is a state prison for men operated by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. It is in Taft, in Muskogee County, in northeastern Oklahoma. The facility houses men in minimum custody.

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 Jess Dunn Correctional Center Different

Jess Dunn Correctional Center is one of Oklahoma’s minimum-security prisons for men. A point of confusion for families is that the town of Taft is home to two Oklahoma DOC facilities: Jess Dunn Correctional Center, which holds men, and the Dr. Eddie Warrior Correctional Center, which holds women. The two are separate prisons with separate visiting arrangements, and a person at one is not at the other. Because both share the same small town and county, families confirm which facility holds the person — Jess Dunn for men, Eddie Warrior for women — on the Oklahoma DOC offender lookup before traveling, scheduling a visit, or sending mail or money.

Visiting

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

Getting There and Parking

Jess Dunn Correctional Center is at 601 South 124th Street West in Taft, in Muskogee County in northeastern Oklahoma. Taft is west of Muskogee and is reached by way of US Highway 62 and the local county roads. The nearest large commercial airport is in the Tulsa 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

Taft has limited lodging and dining, with more options in nearby Muskogee and a wider range in the Tulsa area to the northwest. Emergency medical care is available in Muskogee, with larger hospitals in the Tulsa area. Visitors traveling a long distance generally find the most options for fuel, food, and overnight stays in Muskogee and along the Muskogee Turnpike and 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.

Sources

This page is compiled from the following publicly available sources. Policies change without notice — confirm current details with the facility before relying on them.