John H. Lilley Correctional Center

A minimum-security state prison for men in Boley, Oklahoma, in Okfuskee County.

Overview

John H. Lilley Correctional Center is a state prison for men operated by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. It is in Boley, in Okfuskee County, in east-central 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 John H. Lilley Correctional Center Different

John H. Lilley Correctional Center is a minimum-security facility, the lowest of Oklahoma’s general-population custody levels, and it sits in a rural setting east of Boley along State Highway 62. Boley is a historically Black town founded in 1903, and the prison is one of the larger employers in the immediate area. Because it holds minimum-custody men, the facility’s programming, work assignments, and movement reflect that classification; the specific programs, housing, and visiting format that apply to a given person depend on that person’s custody class and assignment, which families confirm with the facility rather than assuming they are uniform across the prison.

Visiting

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

Getting There and Parking

John H. Lilley Correctional Center is at 407971 Hwy 62E in Boley, in Okfuskee County in east-central Oklahoma. Boley is east of Oklahoma City and is reached by way of State Highway 62 and Interstate 40, which runs to the south. The nearest large commercial airport is in the Oklahoma City area to the west.

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

Boley has limited lodging and dining, with additional options in the surrounding Okfuskee County communities and along the Interstate 40 corridor to the south. A wider range of services is available in the Oklahoma City area to the west. Emergency medical care is available regionally, 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 Interstate 40.

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.