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James Crabtree Correctional Center Overview

James Crabtree Correctional Center, often shortened to JCCC, is operated by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. ODOC lists the facility in Helena as a male medium and minimum security prison. It opened as a prison in 1982 and holds sentenced Oklahoma state prisoners, not new county arrests or Alfalfa County pretrial detainees. That distinction controls every lookup step: a JCCC inmate search uses ODOC records, while a fresh local arrest starts with the Alfalfa County Sheriff's Office.

The ODOC facility page lists Warden Kelli Davis, the Helena address, the main phone number, and the fax number. It also describes the prison as a place with work opportunities through correctional industries and institutional support, along with education, cognitive behavioral treatment, anger management, and reentry services. The prison's size makes it the largest incarcerated population physically located in Alfalfa County, but it remains a state prison population rather than a county jail roster.

JCCC should not be used as a catchall for every person arrested in Cherokee, Helena, Carmen, Burlington, Amorita, or elsewhere in Alfalfa County. A person may move from local jail custody to ODOC only after conviction, sentencing, transfer, and classification. If the person is newly arrested or waiting for bond, start with Alfalfa County Jail instead.

James Crabtree Correctional Center Population

ODOC's facility narrative says James Crabtree Correctional Center holds up to 1,175 male inmates. The stronger population source is the ODOC daily statewide population report dated June 22, 2026. That count sheet lists JCCC with design capacity of 1,192, operational capacity of 1,192, inside count of 1,187, outside counts of 9 court and 4 hospital, total count of 1,200, 5 vacant beds, and 100% capacity. Those figures show a prison operating at full listed capacity on that date.

Search James Crabtree Correctional Center Inmates

Use the ODOC offender lookup for James Crabtree Correctional Center inmates. The ODOC locator is the public search tool for sentenced Oklahoma prisoners, fugitives, and state-custody records. It is not a county booking roster, and it is not the right tool for someone who was just arrested and has not entered state prison. ODOC also warns that its public information is abbreviated and may not be an exact explanation of offense, sentence, or time to serve.

1. Open the ODOC offender lookup and search by last name, first name, or DOC number when known.
2. Use a facility filter for James Crabtree Correctional Center if the locator offers it in the current interface.
3. Open the matching profile and confirm the facility, custody status, DOC number, and listed sentence information.
4. Contact ODOC when formal documentation is needed, because public locator data can be abbreviated.

The ODOC locator may show profile details such as DOC number, name, facility, sentence or offense summary, status, and sometimes a photo. Exact release dates may be limited when ODOC treats them as confidential or when the inquirer lacks a legitimate need.

ODOC Offender Lookup Source

The public ODOC offender lookup is the correct search source for James Crabtree Correctional Center inmate records.

The locator should be used for sentenced state custody. It does not replace the sheriff's office for a new Alfalfa County arrest.

James Crabtree Correctional Center Contact

Use the prison's ODOC contact block for facility questions, visitation scheduling issues, and prison mail questions. Use the ODOC locator for public search work and the facility phone when a current rule needs confirmation. JCCC is in Helena, not at the Alfalfa County courthouse in Cherokee.

James Crabtree Correctional Center Visits

JCCC visits follow ODOC statewide visitation rules, not county jail visiting rules. ODOC states that visits must be scheduled and that walk-ins are not accepted. Schedule requests must be received by Wednesday at 1 p.m. Changes or additions after that deadline require facility authorization. Visitors must submit an application, and visitors age 18 or older must pass a background check. Approval can take up to 90 days, and the inmate notifies the visitor when approval is complete.

ODOC says visitors with minors need proper documents, such as birth certificates or court and adoption papers. Visitors may bring only identification, a car key, and coins for vending machines. Electronic devices, contraband, alcohol, weapons, drugs, paperwork, tobacco, and cell phones are prohibited. Pat searches, metal detectors, and possible canine drug detection may be used.

James Crabtree Correctional Center Mail

ODOC offender information controls mail, phone, money, and package rules for JCCC. Mail must include the inmate's name and ODOC number. Most non-legal mail goes to a digital processing center, while legal mail, books, and approved publications are handled under separate ODOC rules. Non-privileged incoming and outgoing mail may be inspected or read for safety, security, and rule enforcement.

JCCC Facility Source

The ODOC facilities page provides the official James Crabtree Correctional Center address, warden, phone number, security level, capacity narrative, history, and programs.

The facility source is especially useful because it confirms that JCCC is an ODOC state prison rather than a county jail.

James Crabtree Correctional Center Intake

JCCC intake is a prison admission and classification issue, not street-arrest booking. After a person is sentenced to state prison, ODOC receives sentencing information, reviews identification and records, and assigns custody and placement through its correctional process. ODOC's offender information explains that security level is based on a Custody Assessment form with weighted factors such as the crime and sentence length.

That process is different from Alfalfa County Jail intake, where local law enforcement handles new arrests, warrant holds, bond, and early court appearance. A person may appear in local court records before appearing in an ODOC facility search. Once a prisoner is in state custody, JCCC records should be handled through ODOC rather than through the county sheriff's jail roster path.

ODOC

Oklahoma Department of Corrections, the state agency for sentenced prisoners.

Classification

A prison assessment used to set custody level, placement, and security needs.

Medium security

A custody level with more controls than minimum security but below maximum security.

Minimum security

A lower custody level used for prisoners who meet ODOC placement criteria.

James Crabtree Correctional Center Programs

ODOC says JCCC offers correctional industries, institutional support work, education, cognitive behavioral treatment, anger management, and reentry services. ODOC news stories add unusually specific local detail. The prison participates in Agri-Services work, and one ODOC story describes a 500-acre wheat farm where inmates learn agriculture, machinery, planting, harvesting, and work habits. Another story says roughly 300 inmates work at eleven DOC farms statewide.

The property history is also distinctive. ODOC says the site was built in 1904 and served as a high school, junior college, orphanage, and boys training school before it became a prison in 1982. The facility is named for former Ouachita Correctional Center Warden James Crabtree. That background helps explain why JCCC is part of Helena's local landscape while still being managed by the state prison system.