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In May 2004 rioting broke out at the Diamondback Correctional Facility in [[Watonga, Oklahoma]], constructed in 1998. CCA closed it in 2010 after losing a federal contract. The town hoped to find other uses for the facility,<ref>[http://www.enidnews.com/news/local_news/after-losing-possible-federal-contract-watonga-hopes-to-find-a/article_f60219a2-0ecf-518e-ad48-e44bde66f0ff.html "After losing possible federal contract, Watonga hopes to find a use for Diamondback Correctional Facility"], ''[[Enid News and Eagle]]'', Cass Rains, June 14, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2011.</ref> but the prison was still vacant as of March 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/state-and-regional/oklahoma-watch-private-prison-company-seeks-to-buy-more-halfway/article_c22179d3-4a6c-51ed-8182-b979d85ee26e.html | title=Oklahoma Watch: Private prison company seeks to buy more halfway houses, shut down Tulsa facilities | publisher= Clifton Adcock, [[Oklahoma Watch]], Tulsa World, March 27, 2017|access-date=March 30, 2020}}</ref>  The [[North Fork Correctional Facility]], in [[Sayre, Oklahoma]] near the Texas border, was constructed in 1998. It suffered rioting in April and June 2000,<ref>[https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2004/mar/15/cca-closes-oklahoma-prison-settles-tax-lawsuit-over-ohio-prison/ CCA closes Oklahoma Prison, settles tax lawsuit over Ohio prison], ''[[Prison Legal News]]'', March 15, 2004. Retrieved February 25, 2016.</ref> and in October 2011.<ref>[http://www.news9.com/story/15667440/prison Prison Riot In Sayre Contained], ''News9'', October 11, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2016.</ref> It was closed in November 2015.<ref>[http://www.tulsaworld.com/ap/state/private-north-fork-prison-in-sayre-to-shut-down-in/article_1cb1a3d4-0bfc-55df-9bab-8bf7e815d6e3.html "Private North Fork prison in Sayre to shut down in November"], ''[[Tulsa World]]'', September 16, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2016.</ref>
In May 2004 rioting broke out at the Diamondback Correctional Facility in [[Watonga, Oklahoma]], constructed in 1998. CCA closed it in 2010 after losing a federal contract. The town hoped to find other uses for the facility,<ref>[http://www.enidnews.com/news/local_news/after-losing-possible-federal-contract-watonga-hopes-to-find-a/article_f60219a2-0ecf-518e-ad48-e44bde66f0ff.html "After losing possible federal contract, Watonga hopes to find a use for Diamondback Correctional Facility"], ''[[Enid News and Eagle]]'', Cass Rains, June 14, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2011.</ref> but the prison was still vacant as of March 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/state-and-regional/oklahoma-watch-private-prison-company-seeks-to-buy-more-halfway/article_c22179d3-4a6c-51ed-8182-b979d85ee26e.html | title=Oklahoma Watch: Private prison company seeks to buy more halfway houses, shut down Tulsa facilities | publisher= Clifton Adcock, [[Oklahoma Watch]], Tulsa World, March 27, 2017|access-date=March 30, 2020}}</ref>  The [[North Fork Correctional Facility]], in [[Sayre, Oklahoma]] near the Texas border, was constructed in 1998. It suffered rioting in April and June 2000,<ref>[https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2004/mar/15/cca-closes-oklahoma-prison-settles-tax-lawsuit-over-ohio-prison/ CCA closes Oklahoma Prison, settles tax lawsuit over Ohio prison], ''[[Prison Legal News]]'', March 15, 2004. Retrieved February 25, 2016.</ref> and in October 2011.<ref>[http://www.news9.com/story/15667440/prison Prison Riot In Sayre Contained], ''News9'', October 11, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2016.</ref> It was closed in November 2015.<ref>[http://www.tulsaworld.com/ap/state/private-north-fork-prison-in-sayre-to-shut-down-in/article_1cb1a3d4-0bfc-55df-9bab-8bf7e815d6e3.html "Private North Fork prison in Sayre to shut down in November"], ''[[Tulsa World]]'', September 16, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2016.</ref>


In January 2016, [[Joe Allbaugh]], best known for managing the gubernatorial campaign of [[George W. Bush]] and serving as the Director of the [[Federal Emergency Management Agency]] prior to [[Hurricane Katrina]], was appointed by Governor [[Mary Fallin]] as the Interim Corrections Commissioner of Oklahoma. He had no correctional experience. His predecessor was forced to leave after two executions were badly mismanaged.<ref>[http://www.salon.com/2016/01/07/joe_allbaugh_named_interim_director_of_oklahoma_corrections/ Joe Allbaugh named interim Director of Oklahoma Corrections] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131234051/http://www.salon.com/2016/01/07/joe_allbaugh_named_interim_director_of_oklahoma_corrections/ |date=2016-01-31 }}, ''Associated Press'', January 7, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.</ref>
In January 2016, [[Joe Allbaugh]], best known for managing the gubernatorial campaign of George W. Bush and serving as the Director of the [[Federal Emergency Management Agency]] prior to [[Hurricane Katrina]], was appointed by Governor [[Mary Fallin]] as the Interim Corrections Commissioner of Oklahoma. He had no correctional experience. His predecessor was forced to leave after two executions were badly mismanaged.<ref>[http://www.salon.com/2016/01/07/joe_allbaugh_named_interim_director_of_oklahoma_corrections/ Joe Allbaugh named interim Director of Oklahoma Corrections] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131234051/http://www.salon.com/2016/01/07/joe_allbaugh_named_interim_director_of_oklahoma_corrections/ |date=2016-01-31 }}, ''Associated Press'', January 7, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.</ref>


After being appointed in Oklahoma, Allbaugh initiated a contract to lease North Fork from CCA. He directed the transfer of state prisoners to Sayre from county jail work centers. In those sites, the prisoners were closer to their families and worked in their communities for such county maintenance functions as litter pickup and park maintenance. The Sayre prison is far from the mostly urban centers from which inmates had been sentenced and held, such as Tulsa (230 miles) and Oklahoma City (130 miles). This has made it difficult for families and friends to maintain the connections that support the prisoners.<ref>[http://newsok.com/article/5498401 Graham Lee Brewer, "Oklahoma communities brace for closure of state's inmate work centers"], ''[[The Oklahoman]]'', May 16, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.</ref>
After being appointed in Oklahoma, Allbaugh initiated a contract to lease North Fork from CCA. He directed the transfer of state prisoners to Sayre from county jail work centers. In those sites, the prisoners were closer to their families and worked in their communities for such county maintenance functions as litter pickup and park maintenance. The Sayre prison is far from the mostly urban centers from which inmates had been sentenced and held, such as Tulsa (230 miles) and Oklahoma City (130 miles). This has made it difficult for families and friends to maintain the connections that support the prisoners.<ref>[http://newsok.com/article/5498401 Graham Lee Brewer, "Oklahoma communities brace for closure of state's inmate work centers"], ''[[The Oklahoman]]'', May 16, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.</ref>
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