4 YEARS, 21 MURDERS HOLDENVILLE PRISON AMONG DEADLIEST IN THE NATION

HOLDENVILLE — Tucked away in the rolling hills of southeast Oklahoma sits a deadly place, a medium-security prison now named after a correctional officer who was murdered at another facility.It opened 30 years ago, and holds up to 1,723 inmates, but remains little known. It cannot be seen from the U.S. highway that leads into Holdenville although bright yellow signs warn drivers that h...