Chief James Smith Release Paths
Chief James Smith Correctional Center is a state men's prison operated by ODOC. It is not a county jail. A sentenced man can move from the prison to another ODOC institution or to community corrections while remaining in state custody. Parole permits physical release under supervision. Final discharge generally marks the end of the identified state custody or supervision duty. Each event has a different record trail.
A transfer entry should never be restated as freedom. Placement at Lawton Community Corrections Center can allow structured community activity while ODOC custody continues. A parole-board result may show action before all conditions are met. The completed prison exit is best supported by ODOC status or history, an OK VINE custody event where reported, and the public release record.
Confirm Chief James Smith Release
Open the official ODOC Offender Info page and follow it to Offender Lookup. Search by DOC number when possible. Name results require checks against descriptors, convictions, county and court, sentence data, photograph, and facility history. Do not join two records based on a name or picture alone.
A former state inmate can remain searchable because the record follows the sentence rather than a bed in one prison. Read current status and movement history together. Depending on the record, ODOC may show incarceration, community placement, parole or probation supervision, prior status, or discharge. A projected date is not proof of actual release. ODOC explains that a particular future release date may be confidential and tentative.
- Search the DOC number or verify a name result with a second identifier.
- Look for Chief James Smith, Red Rock, and Lawton Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility in history.
- Separate transfers and community placement from parole or discharge.
- Check Oklahoma VINE for a participating-agency custody change.
- Compare any PPB action, then request ODOC's public release history if status remains unclear.
The Comanche County release-record path shows how a prior CCDC transfer can precede this separate ODOC record.
Three Lawton Prison Names
The prison's name history is essential local evidence. It was formerly Lawton Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility, often shortened to LCRF. ODOC purchased the prison and took ownership on July 25, 2025, ending private operation for Oklahoma inmates. The agency briefly used Red Rock Correctional Center. In 2026, ODOC renamed it Chief James Smith Correctional Center.
Older court records, news, VINE entries, and offender histories may use any of the three names. Search all three when tracing a movement or release. The ODOC purchase announcement documents the 2025 transition, and the official renaming announcement documents the current name.
| Name | Historical use |
|---|---|
| Lawton Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility | Former privately operated name |
| Red Rock Correctional Center | ODOC name after the 2025 purchase |
| Chief James Smith Correctional Center | Name adopted in 2026 |
Neither an ownership change nor a rename proves that any person was released. Follow the DOC number and dated custody entries across the label change.
Chief James Smith Records
The public lookup is an abbreviated view. A focused ODOC request should provide the full name and DOC number and seek the public face sheet, reception and release history, sentence data, public discharge entry or certificate, and photograph where public. The Oklahoma Open Records Act and ODOC policy OP-060212 govern access. The agency may redact medical, security, victim, and protected case-management material.
| Record | What it can establish |
|---|---|
| ODOC status | Current state-custody or supervision category |
| Movement history | Facility and placement changes |
| PPB result | Board action, not always physical exit |
| VINE event | Reported custody change from a participant |
| Discharge record | Completion of the identified ODOC duty |
ODOC policy states that field records remain active until discharge from custody or supervision. Files move to the proper region on supervision and to Closed Records after final discharge. Inactive files are maintained indefinitely under agency procedures. ODOC Closed Records was listed at 405-425-2691. Ask for public portions and a current estimate.
Note: A parole grant can be conditional and may occur before the actual prison exit recorded by ODOC.
Chief James Smith Contact
The supplied research identifies the operator and name history but does not provide a stable street address, facility phone, visiting hours, or local records desk. Confirm those details through the current ODOC facility directory before visiting or calling. Do not use CCDC's contact information for a state-prison question.
Chief James Smith Correctional Center
Oklahoma Department of Corrections
Lawton, Oklahoma
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the current ODOC facility directory for contact.
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Offender Info for public records.
For release concerns tied to victim notification, ODOC Victim Services was listed at 405-425-2607 and victim.services@doc.ok.gov. Oklahoma VINE registration and support is available at 1-877-654-8463. Those channels serve different purposes. VINE supplies notice based on agency data; it does not replace a certified release or discharge record.
Chief James Smith Status Terms
Prison records contain several dates that must not be collapsed. Reception marks entry into ODOC. A facility movement date shows transfer. A projected release date is an estimate. Parole eligibility opens consideration. A PPB meeting date records decision-stage activity. Release marks custody exit, and discharge may mark completion of supervision or the state obligation.
- Transfer
- A change of facility or custodian while custody continues.
- Community corrections
- An ODOC reintegration setting where legal custody remains.
- Parole
- Release from confinement with supervision for the remainder.
- Discharge
- Completion of the identified custody or supervision obligation.
If a projected date passes without a status change, do not declare release. Misconduct, credits, holds, court orders, or sentence calculations may affect timing. Confirm the completed event from the state record and preserve each label exactly.
Trace the State Custody Timeline
A Comanche County case can produce several records before Chief James Smith Correctional Center appears. OSCN may first show the Judgment and Sentence. The person can remain at CCDC while ODOC reception is pending, and research notes that reception after sentencing can take months in some cases. BlueHorse may later show a CCDC release date with a transfer or farm-out clue. That event ends the county-jail booking but does not end the state sentence.
Once ODOC receives the person, the DOC number becomes the best thread through reception, facility moves, community corrections, parole, and discharge. A movement from Chief James Smith to Lawton Community Corrections Center remains ODOC custody. A PPB docket means parole consideration was scheduled. A PPB result records board action. Neither alone proves the date of physical departure. A later ODOC status or VINE event is needed for the prison exit, and the Lawton Probation and Parole office may become relevant after parole.
Read each timestamp for its stated purpose. A court filing date is not a reception date. A facility movement is not parole. A projected release date is not a completed event. Where a transfer destination or status conflicts with the expected timeline, preserve both entries and ask the agency that created the disputed record to explain or correct it.
Chief James Smith Closed Records
ODOC policy OP-060212 adds important history after a person leaves Chief James Smith Correctional Center. A field record remains active until discharge from custody or supervision. When an offender moves to probation or parole, the field record goes to the proper region within five working days. After final discharge, field and legal files are digitized and routed to Closed Records. Inactive records are maintained indefinitely under ODOC procedures, subject to authorized format and retention practices.
That policy explains why a missing or abbreviated public lookup entry does not mean the underlying state file was destroyed. Ask Closed Records for the public part of the reception, movement, release, and discharge history, using the full name and DOC number. ODOC policy lists a $0.25 per-page copy charge in its procedures, but a requester should still obtain a current estimate before copies are made. Confidential medical, security, victim, and protected case-management material can remain closed.
Some working records do not survive in the same form. ODOC policy indicates that monthly current-release-date printouts can be purged at discharge. The later file may therefore preserve authoritative sentence and release history without every interim calculation. This is another reason not to treat a tentative date from an old printout as proof of the completed release.
Chief James Smith Identity Checks
Use at least two identifiers before joining an old LCRF or Red Rock entry to a current Chief James Smith record. The DOC number is strongest. A name should be compared with lawful descriptors, the Comanche County court, convictions, sentence data, and dated facility history. A photograph alone is not enough. Two people can share a name, and the same person can have more than one case.
Record each source label and access date. If an older court or VINE entry uses a former prison name, keep that label while explaining the later rename. This preserves the historical record without implying three different prisons or a release caused by the administrative transition.
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