Oregon Department of Corrections
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The Oregon Department of Corrections is the agency of the U.S. state
of Oregon
charged with managing a system of 14 state prison
s since its creation by the state legislature
in 1987. In addition to having custody of offenders sentenced to prison for more than 12 months, the agency provides program evaluation, oversight and funding for the community corrections activities of county governments. It is also responsible for interstate compact
administration, jail inspections, and central information and data services regarding felons throughout the state. It has its headquarters in Salem
.
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
charged with managing a system of 14 state prison
Prison
A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
s since its creation by the state legislature
Oregon Legislative Assembly
The Oregon Legislative Assembly is the state legislature for the U.S. state of Oregon. The Legislative Assembly is bicameral, consisting of an upper and lower house: the Senate, whose 30 members are elected to serve four-year terms; and the House of Representatives, with 60 members elected to...
in 1987. In addition to having custody of offenders sentenced to prison for more than 12 months, the agency provides program evaluation, oversight and funding for the community corrections activities of county governments. It is also responsible for interstate compact
Interstate compact
An interstate compact is an agreement between two or more states of the United States of America. Article I, Section 10 of the United States Constitution provides that "no state shall enter into an agreement or compact with another state" without the consent of Congress...
administration, jail inspections, and central information and data services regarding felons throughout the state. It has its headquarters in Salem
Salem, Oregon
Salem is the capital of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County. It is located in the center of the Willamette Valley alongside the Willamette River, which runs north through the city. The river forms the boundary between Marion and Polk counties, and the city neighborhood...
.
Facilities
The Oregon Department of Corrections operates 14 facilities across the state, with the Oregon State Penitentiary the only Maximum Security facility.- Coffee Creek Correctional FacilityCoffee Creek Correctional FacilityCoffee Creek Correctional Facility is a women's prison and prisoner intake center in Wilsonville, Oregon, United States. Operated by the Oregon Department of Corrections, the 1,684 bed facility opened in 2001 at a campus. The selection of the location for the prison was controversial and included...
- Columbia River Correctional Institution
- Deer Ridge Correctional Institution
- Eastern Oregon Correctional InstitutionEastern Oregon Correctional InstitutionThe Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution is one of 14 state prisons in Oregon, United States. The prison is located in Pendleton, Oregon. The facility was originally built as a hospital for long-term mental patients, but was converted into a prison in 1983...
- Mill Creek Correctional FacilityMill Creek Correctional FacilityMill Creek Correctional Facility is a minimum-security prison in Marion County, Oregon, United States. It is five miles southeast of Salem near Turner. It is run by the Oregon Department of Corrections...
- Oregon State Correctional InstitutionOregon State Correctional InstitutionOregon State Correctional Institution is a medium security prison located in Salem, Oregon, United States and is operated by the Oregon Department of Corrections...
- Oregon State PenitentiaryOregon State PenitentiaryOregon State Penitentiary , the first state prison in Oregon, United States, was originally located in Portland in 1851. In 1866 it was moved to a site in Salem and enclosed by a reinforced concrete wall averaging in height...
- Powder River Correctional Facility
- Santiam Correctional Institution
- Shutter Creek Correctional Institution
- South Fork Forest Camp
- Snake River Correctional Institution
- Two Rivers Correctional Institution
- Warner Creek Correctional Facility
Fallen officers
Since the establishment of the Oregon Department of Corrections, 10 officers have died in the line of duty.See also
- List of law enforcement agencies in Oregon
- List of United States state correction agencies
- Oregon Criminal Justice CommissionOregon Criminal Justice CommissionThe Oregon Criminal Justice Commission is a nine member volunteer commission in the U.S. state of Oregon. It was established in 1995, charged with providing a "centralized and impartial forum for statewide policy development and planning" in order to "improve the efficiency and effectiveness of...
- Harry MintoHarry MintoHarry Percy Minto was the superintendent of the Oregon State Penitentiary in the U.S. state of Oregon from 1914 until his death in 1915. An escaped inmate killed Minto in the line of duty.-Early life:...
- Harry TracyHarry TracyHarry Tracy was an outlaw in the closing days of the Old West. His real name was Harry Severns.He is said to have run with Butch Cassidy and the Hole in the Wall Gang, and by the time he'd reached adulthood he was actively taking part in acts of robbery and theft...
- Michael FranckeMichael FranckeJames Michael Francke was the Director of the Oregon Department of Corrections, the governmental bureau which manages prisons, inmates and parolees in the state of Oregon. He was appointed by then-governor Neil Goldschmidt to oversee Goldschmidt's plan to double the state's inmate capacity...