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Payne County Jail

The Payne County Detention Center was completed in 2009, The 75,000 sq. ft. facility houses up to 404 male and female inmates. The detention center has 23 staff members including a kitchen supervisor and a facilities maintence person.

The Payne County Detention Center provides many programs for inmates giving them the resources and tools to enhance the quality of life and lower recidivism.

Payne County Inmate Services


Classes

  • Substance Abuse Classes
  • Self Esteem Classes
  • Parenting Classes
  • GED Classes
  • Bible College Classes
  • Workforce Oklahoma
  • Team Challenge
  • Eagle Ridge
  • Guthrie Job Corp

Ministries

  • Christian Music Ministry
  • Trustee Ministry
  • Southside Baptist
  • Mount Zion Multi Church Outreach
  • Ladies Only Group
  • Liberty Church
  • Individual Counseling for men and women

Mental Health

After in-patient hospitals closed, many of the mentally ill were moved to jails. While a short-term facility is being built the Payne County Detention Center provides mental health services to its inmates. A counselor, with the help of interns from OSU, counsel inmates two times a week.


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