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Bill Johnson Prison Overview

Charles E. "Bill" Johnson Correctional Center, often listed by ODOC as Bill Johnson Correctional Center, is operated by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. It is physically located in Alva, but it is not run by Woods County and is not searched through Woods County Jail. ODOC identifies the facility as male minimum security and lists Becky Guffy as warden. The facility serves sentenced men in state custody, including treatment and program populations tied to substance abuse, mental health, delayed sentencing, and revocation pathways.

ODOC states that Bill Johnson Correctional Center is a substance abuse and mental health treatment facility for men, with many inmates serving drug-related sentences. That program identity is central to the facility. It is different from a county jail, where a person may be waiting for bond or first appearance. Once a person is in ODOC custody, the Woods County Jail roster is not the right place to check current placement. The statewide OK Offender Lookup is the proper search channel.

The ODOC facilities page is the best facility source for capacity, security level, warden, phone, fax, address, and program summary. It should be used ahead of private prison directories. ODOC's offender information and visitation pages control most day-to-day public tasks for families, including locator checks, visit approval, digital mail, JPay deposits, and Securus phone routing.

The ODOC facilities page shows the Bill Johnson Correctional Center listing and program summary. That source is the clearest match for state-prison facility details.

ODOC's facilities listing identifies Bill Johnson Correctional Center as the Alva state prison facility.

The image supports the distinction between Woods County Jail custody and ODOC state-prison custody at Bill Johnson.

Bill Johnson Capacity

ODOC lists Bill Johnson Correctional Center with capacity for 584 inmates. The same ODOC facility description says the Regimented Treatment Program serves nearly 350 inmates and the Delayed Sentencing Program serves approximately 110 people who are 18 to 22 years old and meet statutory criteria. Those figures describe capacity and program scale. They are not the same as a live daily count, and they should not be used as proof that a particular person is currently housed there.

Woods County is unusual because Alva has both a small local jail and a state prison. The county jail historical capacity sources are in the 15 to 20 bed range, while Bill Johnson's ODOC capacity is much larger. That difference helps explain why a broad Woods County inmate search can fail if the wrong system is used. A current county arrestee belongs with the sheriff. A sentenced state prisoner belongs with ODOC.

Bill Johnson Inmate Lookup

Use ODOC OK Offender Lookup to search for a sentenced state inmate at Charles E. "Bill" Johnson Correctional Center. The ODOC public page has Search and Fugitives tabs and links to Oklahoma VINE. Static research could not inspect every dynamic form field, but ODOC identifies the locator as the official statewide offender lookup. The page notice says ODOC information is abbreviated and not a full explanation of offense, sentence, or time to be served, so official documentation may still require direct ODOC contact.

Do not call Woods County Jail as the primary channel for a current Bill Johnson placement. The county jail may be useful only for older county booking facts before a transfer. ODOC FAQ material says county jail to ODOC transfer normally occurs months after sentencing, with priority for very short sentences or program-return cases. Men sentenced to state prison generally go through ODOC assessment and reception before final placement at a prison facility.

1. Open the ODOC OK Offender Lookup and search by name or available ODOC identifying information.
2. Review the facility field to see whether Bill Johnson Correctional Center is listed as current placement.
3. Compare name, age, custody level, and offense summary carefully because common names can match more than one record.
4. Use Oklahoma VINE for custody notification if alerts are needed.
5. Contact ODOC when sentence details, release dates, or records need official confirmation.

The ODOC locator screenshot in the research set shows the official state offender search entry point. That is the right channel for Bill Johnson inmates.

ODOC OK Offender Lookup is the search portal for state prisoners in Oklahoma.

Use this state locator before trying county jail channels for anyone believed to be housed at Bill Johnson.

Bill Johnson Contact

Bill Johnson Correctional Center has its own ODOC facility contact information. Calls about visiting, mail, legal mail, facility status, or prison-specific rules should go to the prison or ODOC service pages rather than the sheriff. The facility phone is also listed on the JPay Bill Johnson page, which connects the prison to deposit and communication services. ODOC statewide offices handle broader records, policy, and agency questions.

Bill Johnson Visits

Bill Johnson visits follow ODOC visitation rules, not county jail rules. ODOC states that all visits must be scheduled and that walk-ins are not accepted. Schedule requests must be received by Wednesday at 1 p.m., and changes or additions after that deadline require facility administration approval. Visitors age 18 or older must complete a background check, and approval can take up to 90 days. ODOC lists Saturday and Sunday as general visiting days for all facilities.

Minimum-security visit length depends on the inmate's level. ODOC lists Level 1 as up to one hour of non-contact visitation per week, Level 2 as up to four hours per week, Level 3 as up to six hours per week, and Level 4 as up to eight hours per week. Visitors may bring only limited items such as identification, a car key, and coins for vending machines. Contraband, electronics, alcohol, weapons, drugs, and paperwork are prohibited, and searches may apply.

ODOC's visitation page is the source for application, scheduling, and approval rules.

ODOC visitation guidance applies to Bill Johnson Correctional Center visits.

Confirm approval and the scheduled visit time through ODOC before traveling to the Alva facility.

Bill Johnson Mail

ODOC offender information says letters to inmates should include the inmate name and ODOC number and should be addressed to the digital processing center. Legal mail, books, and approved publications still go to the facility rather than the digital mail center. ODOC also states that incoming and outgoing non-privileged mail may be inspected and read. Because mail rules can change, use the ODOC offender information page before sending items, photos, publications, or legal material.

Phone and money services are documented through ODOC and JPay. ODOC lists the Bill Johnson Securus outbound number as (580) 609-3079. ODOC money deposits use JPay online, app, phone, MoneyGram receive code 6365 with the seven-digit ODOC number, or money order or cashier's check mailed to JPay. The JPay Bill Johnson facility page lists available service fees, including online and phone deposit tiers and JPay Video Connect pricing.

The JPay facility page documents Bill Johnson services and fees tied to ODOC money and communication channels.

JPay's Bill Johnson page lists facility-specific service options.

Use the fee table as a vendor snapshot and confirm rates before making a deposit.

Bill Johnson Admission

Bill Johnson does not book street arrests the way Woods County Jail does. A person usually reaches ODOC custody after sentencing and transfer from a county jail, then assessment or reception. ODOC information says county jail to ODOC transfer normally occurs 6 to 9 months after sentencing before the person is scheduled for transport, with priority for very short sentences and certain program-return cases. Male state inmates generally move through ODOC assessment before final placement.

Once placed at Bill Johnson, the record should be read as a prison custody record. The facility field, ODOC number, custody level, sentence summary, and program placement are state corrections information. A county booking record may still exist from the original arrest, but it will not prove current Bill Johnson custody.

ODOC number

The state prison identifier used for lookup, mail, and money services.

Minimum security

A lower state-prison custody level, still controlled by ODOC prison rules.

Reception

The ODOC assessment stage used before final prison placement.

About Bill Johnson Prison

ODOC's 2020 newsroom article says Bill Johnson Correctional Center broke ground in 1994 and opened in 1995. The facility was named for Charles E. "Bill" Johnson, described in the research as a state leader involved in creating a facility focused on rehabilitating drug offenders. ODOC described the Regimented Treatment Program as one of the state's longest continuous running substance-abuse programs, with discipline, accountability, physical training, cognitive behavioral treatment, work, education, and vocational training tied together.

Program detail makes this facility distinct. The Regimented Treatment Program serves nearly 350 inmates. The Delayed Sentencing Program serves approximately 110 young adults who meet the criteria. ODOC also identifies an Intermediate Revocation Program for short-term incarceration of certain probation violators. General ODOC offender information describes access to reading and writing materials, recreation when allowed, three meals per day, a grievance process, and health care rules, including a medical co-pay for certain inmate-initiated requests while stating that no inmate is refused health care because of financial status.