Federal Transfer Center, Oklahoma City

Federal prison in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

35°23′27″N 97°36′59″W / 35.39083°N 97.61639°W / 35.39083; -97.61639StatusOperationalSecurity classAdministrative facilityPopulation1,226Opened1995Managed byFederal Bureau of Prisons

The Federal Transfer Center (FTC Oklahoma City) is a United States federal prison for male and female inmates in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice, and houses offenders and parole violators who have yet to be assigned to a permanent prison facility.^[1] Most inmates who enter the federal prison system come through the facility.

FTC Oklahoma City is located adjacent to the Will Rogers World Airport, and serves as the main hub of the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System, popularly known as Con Air. A cadre of low-security inmates are assigned to FTC Oklahoma City to perform food service and maintenance duties.^[2]

Piper Kerman, author of Orange Is the New Black stated that circa 2005 the women's section was "spotlessly clean" and "subdued".^[3]

Notable inmates (current and former)

Inmate name	Register number	Photo	Status	Details
Richard McNair	13829-045		Transferred to USP McCreary. Serving two consecutive life sentences on a state murder charge from North Dakota in 1987.	Previously held at ADX Florence due to multiple prison escapes until November 2022 and USP Florence High until October 23, 2023; escaped from the Ward County Jail in Minot, North Dakota in 1987, from the North Dakota State Penitentiary in Bismarck in 1992, and from USP Pollock in Louisiana in 2006.

References

^ "FTC Oklahoma City". Federal Bureau of Prisons.
^ "FEDERAL TRANSFER CENTER - CADRE - ADMISSION AND ORIENTATION HANDBOOK" (PDF). Federal Bureau of Prisons. May 2012.
^ Kerman, Piper. Orange Is the New Black. 2010. ISBN 978-0-385-53026-2. Location 4141 (Chapter 17: Diesel Therapy).