North Fork Corrections Resumes Normal Operation

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March 11, 2020

By News Director Jared Atha

The lockdown at state ran prisons has officially been lifted.

According to a press release from the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, all facilities – including North Fork Correctional Center in Sayre – have returned to normal operations after being on some form of lockdown for nearly 10 days.

This ends the statewide lockdown that began March 2 after a disturbance between inmates at Mack Alford Correctional Center in Stringtown. ODOC officials reported that no inmates were seriously injured during the incident and no staff members received any injuries as well.

Officials say the cause of the disturbances is still under investigation and the lockdown was ordered after investigators learned of more potential violence at other state prisons.