Where Jim E. Hamilton Releases Go
Jim E. Hamilton Correctional Center is an Oklahoma Department of Corrections prison for men. Leaving this Hodgen institution can mean parole into the community, full sentence discharge, movement to another ODOC prison, or transfer to a county, federal, or immigration authority. Only the first two may represent departure from state imprisonment, and parole still carries supervision.
| ODOC event | Meaning and next source |
|---|---|
| Parole to supervision | Conditional community status; verify ODOC movement and the assigned probation and parole office. |
| Discharged sentence | The named sentence is complete; check other active cases, sentences, and holds. |
| Transfer within ODOC | State custody continues at the receiving prison; read the current facility assignment. |
| Detainer transfer | Another authority receives custody; follow the destination shown in the movement record. |
A favorable parole decision does not establish the physical exit date. The Board result may still require validation, gubernatorial action for the offense category, ODOC processing, and resolution of detainers. Use the agency that controls the next custody stage.
Confirm a Jim E. Hamilton Release
The public starting point is the ODOC Offender Lookup. It covers Oklahoma corrections records and can show identity, DOC number, status, offenses or sentences, and facility or supervision information as available. ODOC describes the data as abbreviated, so the profile is a lead rather than a complete sentence-administration record.
- Search the ODOC Offender Lookup by full name or known DOC number.
- Compare more than the name, using the DOC number and other displayed identifiers before selecting a profile.
- Read status, facility or supervision assignment, and each displayed case or sentence separately.
- If parole is relevant, locate the meeting in the PPB docket and then check the validated result after the Board process concludes.
- Use VINE as a reported custody-event and notification channel, then confirm implementation with ODOC.
- Request the movement, release, or discharge record from ODOC when the public profile does not answer the exact question.
The LeFlore County released inmates guide compares the county and state routes. For this prison, a current facility assignment signals continuing state custody. Parole or supervision signals a conditional community status, while “discharged” has a different sentence-completion meaning.
Jim E. Hamilton Records and Contacts
The Hodgen facility can route institution-specific questions, while ODOC Legal Services and Closed Records handle the formal records path. The research does not provide general facility hours, so contact the institution for current routing rather than assuming an office schedule.
Jim E. Hamilton Correctional Center
53468 Mineral Springs Road
Hodgen, OK 74939-3064
918-653-7831
Operating agency: Oklahoma Department of Corrections
ODOC Closed Records
405-425-2691
General inquiries: osor@doc.ok.gov
Discharges: osordischarges@doc.ok.gov
Poteau Probation and Parole
106 Rogers Avenue
Poteau, OK 74953
918-564-6009
Use for local public supervision routing when assigned.
A focused state request may identify the offender profile or face sheet, movement or release transaction, discharge certificate or order, and releasable sentence-administration material. Include the full name, date of birth, and DOC number. ODOC authorization and closed-record limits may apply, and county sheriff copying rates do not apply to an ODOC request.
Jim E. Hamilton Release Record Fields
Public ODOC data and formal ODOC records are not the same. The public lookup can provide an abbreviated status and assignment. A formal record request can seek the transaction or certificate that documents a later movement or discharge, to the extent it is releasable.
| Field or record | Question it answers |
|---|---|
| DOC number and identity fields | Whether the selected result belongs to the intended person. |
| Status and assignment | Whether ODOC reports prison, supervision, or another state status. |
| Movement transaction | Whether the person moved from JEHCC to another prison, supervision, or authority. |
| Discharge certificate or order | Whether the named sentence reached formal completion. |
| Parole result and date | What the Board decided, not necessarily the physical exit time. |
A profile can carry several cases or sentences. One discharged term does not prove that every sentence, hold, or form of supervision ended. Compare the movement and discharge record with the court judgment when the overall custody picture is unclear.
Jim E. Hamilton Parole vs Discharge
Oklahoma separates parole decision-making from supervision. The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board considers parole and either grants or recommends it according to the offense category. ODOC implements the custody movement and supervises parole in the community. A PPB docket appearance proves consideration only.
After the meeting, review the validated results rather than treating the scheduled hearing as an outcome. A grant or recommendation can still be followed by processing and detainer review. When supervision begins, the Poteau ODOC office may provide local routing if it is the assigned office. An active supervision status is not the same as completion of the sentence.
ODOC explains that the inmate receives days remaining monthly and can ask a facility correctional-records officer or case manager. Earned-credit level, misconduct, and achievement credits can change a tentative date. The agency's internal form called “Projected Release Date” does not establish that the ordinary public lookup displays that date.
Jim E. Hamilton Release Detainers
A detainer can change where the person goes even after a favorable parole event or the end of an ODOC custody stage. Another Oklahoma county, another state, the U.S. Marshals Service, or immigration authorities may have a claim. Movement to that authority is continued custody, not release into the LeFlore County community.
Ask the ODOC record for the movement destination. If it identifies another Oklahoma prison, follow the new facility assignment. If it identifies a county, contact that jail and check the related court case. If it identifies federal or immigration custody, use the federal docket, BOP or USMS route as appropriate, or the ICE current-custody locator.
A no-result in an outside locator does not erase the ODOC movement. Data may lag, the person may be in transit, or the public tool may serve a different custody stage. Preserve the DOC number and transaction date, then ask the receiving agency to reconcile the transfer.
Jim E. Hamilton Release History
The institution's history helps explain why a LeFlore County inmate search must distinguish county detention from state imprisonment. The facility began as Camp Hodgen in 1971. It became Ouachita Correctional Center in 1973 and took the Jim E. Hamilton name in 1998. The official ODOC fact sheet identifies it as a male state facility with capacity above 700.
The same county also has a Detention Center Authority dating to 1971. Those parallel origins do not make the two facilities part of one records system. The county center handles county bookings and movements through a local public trust. Jim E. Hamilton Correctional Center operates within ODOC sentence administration.
This local distinction should guide every record request. A LeFlore court or jail document may show how someone entered state custody, but it does not replace the ODOC movement or discharge record. Likewise, an ODOC profile does not document a separate short county booking unless the systems are linked by a judgment or hold.
Jim E. Hamilton Correctional Records
Jim E. Hamilton Correctional Center is an ODOC state prison in Hodgen, not a county jail and not a recent-release reporting office for all LeFlore arrests. The official fact sheet places the male facility at Mineral Springs Road and gives a capacity greater than 700. The exact current population was not supplied in the research and should not be inferred from capacity.
The correct release chain is ODOC Offender Lookup, ODOC records, VINE, PPB dockets and validated results when parole applies, and the assigned supervision office after community parole. Each source has a narrow role. VINE reports an agency event. PPB records a parole process. ODOC records the implemented movement and sentence status.
For a full discharge question, request the state discharge record and review all active sentences. For parole, distinguish the Board result from ODOC implementation and supervision. For a transfer, identify the receiving authority. These steps keep a prison movement from being mislabeled as a return to the community.
Older records may require more than the live profile. ODOC's disposition schedule identifies Offender Records as the agency office of record even though certain local community-corrections cards and folders have a shorter retention period at the local site. It would be wrong to infer that the entire state history vanished when one local file reaches its disposition point. Ask Closed Records which state record documents the movement or discharge.
A LeFlore court docket can help connect a judgment to the person's entry into ODOC, but the court does not operate Jim E. Hamilton Correctional Center. When an amended judgment, revocation, or additional sentence changes the custody picture, compare the signed court document with the state transaction. Label each event and date according to its source.