Oklahoma State Penitentiary
Location in Oklahoma | |
| Location | McAlester, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates | 34°57′16″N 95°46′59″W / 34.95444°N 95.78306°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | maximum to medium |
| Capacity | 764 |
| Population | 763 (as of April 10, 2017) |
| Opened | 1908 |
| Managed by | Oklahoma Department of Corrections |
| Warden | Christe Quick |
| Street address | 1301 N. West St. |
| ZIP Code | 74502-3862 |
| Country | USA |
| Website | Oklahoma Department of Corrections - Oklahoma State Penitentiary |
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The Oklahoma State Penitentiary, nicknamed "Big Mac", is a prison of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections located in McAlester, Oklahoma, on 1,556 acres (6.30 km2). Opened in 1908 with 50 inmates in makeshift facilities, today the prison holds more than 750 male offenders, the vast majority of which are maximum-security inmates. They also hold many death row prisoners.