Mabel Bassett Correctional Center
Location in Oklahoma | |
| Coordinates | 35°26′41″N 097°07′52″W / 35.44472°N 97.13111°W |
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| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Mixed |
| Capacity | 1,291 |
| Population | 1,304 (as of April 10, 2017) |
| Opened | 1974 |
| Managed by | Oklahoma Department of Corrections |
| Warden | Scott Tinsley |
| Street address | 29501 Kickapoo Rd. |
| City | McLoud, Oklahoma |
| ZIP Code | 74851 |
| Country | USA |
| Website | Oklahoma Department of Corrections - Mabel Bassett Correctional Center |
The Mabel Bassett Correctional Center (MBCC) is an Oklahoma Department of Corrections prison for women located in McLoud. The facility houses 1,241 inmates, most of whom are held at medium security. It is the largest female prison in Oklahoma.
The facility first opened in 1974, on Martin Luther King Drive in Oklahoma City. It was named for Oklahoma political figure Mabel Bassett, who served as the Commission of Charities and Corrections from 1923 to 1947. It also houses the female death row for the state.