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Residential  programs provide rehabilitative facilities for treatment to Office of Juvenile  Affairs (OJA) youth, who have been adjudicated as Youthful Offenders or delinquents and placed in OJA custody.

OJA Residential Placement Support Division
Carol Miller, Deputy Director
405-530-2800

Central Oklahoma Juvenile Center (COJC) 
700 S. 9th St.
Tecumseh, OK 74873-4636
405-598-2135

COJC is an up to 144-bed secure care treatment facility located in Tecumseh, Oklahoma, on 40 acres of a 147.7-acre plat. Legislation was approved in 2017 that allowed OJA to build on the grounds of COJC a state-of-the-art campus for young people receiving secure care treatment. It serves as the single secure care facility operated by the agency as operations from two other centers were centralized onto the new campus. COJC has been operational since 1917. It has gone through many transformations over the years and was formerly known as the Russell Industrial School, Oklahoma State Industrial School for Incorrigible Girls, the State Industrial School for White Girls, Girls Town and Central Oklahoma Juvenile Treatment Center. It has been known as COJC [koh-jak] since August of 1992. Through the transitions it has served as a facility for orphans, children in need of mental health treatment, delinquents and youthful offenders. It was previously operated by the Department of Human Services but has been under the jurisdiction of the Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs since 1995.

COJC Treatment Programs

COJC offers many treatment services to assist residents and address the issues that led to their placement at the facility and to help them prepare for a successful return to their community once they have completed the program. The facility prepares the residents to accept responsibility for their behaviors and understand the obligation each individual has to maintain a safe community.

  • Ged Preparation
  • Department of Rehabilitation Services
  • Parenting
  • Independent Living Services
  • Gang Intervention Treatment
  • Credit Recovery Program
  • Religious Services
  • Career Technology
  • Family Therapy Sessions
  • Reintegration Service And Referrals
  • Volunteer/Mentor Program
  • Act Preparation
  • Stem Classes
  • Work Program
  • Social Skills Group
  • Cognitive Focused Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Structured Psychotherapy for Adolescents Responding to Chronic Stress (SPARCS)
  • Family Engagement
  • Aggression Replacement Therapy Groups
  • Process Groups
  • Youthful Offender Groups
  • Chemical Dependency Groups
  • Individual Chemical Dependency Counseling
  • Individual Counseling
  • Aa / Na / Celebrate Recovery
  • Problematic Sexual Behavior Groups
  • High School Education
  • Mentoring
  • Monthly Birthday Parties
  • Community Events
  • Community Outings
  • Structured Recreation Activities
  • Intramural Sports
  • Leisure Activities
  • Organized Athletic Teams
  • Art/Music TherapyExperiential Therapeutic Recreation Program
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Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs
M.C. Connors Building 
2501 N. Lincoln Blvd., Ste. 500
Oklahoma City, OK 73105


Mailing Address:
PO Box 268812
Oklahoma City,  OK 73126

Throughout the state of Oklahoma, the Office of Juvenile Affairs (OJA) provides with its community partners; prevention, educational and treatment services, as well as secure facilities for juveniles in order to promote public safety and reduce juvenile delinquency.