Oregon Department of Corrections

Oregon Department of Corrections
Patch of the Oregon Department of Corrections.
Agency overview
Employees	4,300
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction*	State of Oregon, USA
Map of Oregon Department of Corrections's jurisdiction.
Size	98,466 square miles (255,030 km2)
Population	3,790,060 (2008 est.)[1]
General nature	Law enforcement Civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Salem, Oregon
Agency executive	Max Williams, Director
Facilities
Prisons	14
Website
Oregon DOC Website
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The Oregon Department of Corrections is the agency of the U.S. state of Oregon charged with managing a system of 14 state prisons 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.^[2]

Facilities

See also: List of Oregon prisons and jails

The Oregon Department of Corrections operates 14 facilities across the state, with the Oregon State Penitentiary the only Maximum Security facility.

Aerial photograph of the Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution

• Coffee Creek Correctional Facility
• Columbia River Correctional Institution
• Deer Ridge Correctional Institution
• Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution
• Mill Creek Correctional Facility
• Oregon State Correctional Institution
• Oregon State Penitentiary
• 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

Oregon State Penitentiary

Since the establishment of the Oregon Department of Corrections, 10 officers have died in the line of duty.^[3]

See also

Oregon portal

• List of law enforcement agencies in Oregon
• List of United States state correction agencies
• Oregon Criminal Justice Commission
• Harry Minto
• Harry Tracy
• Michael Francke

References

1. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008". United States Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/popest/states/tables/NST-EST2008-01.csv. Retrieved 2009-02-06. 
2. ^ "Contact Us." Oregon Department of Corrections. Retrieved on December 7, 2009.
3. ^ The Officer Down Memorial Page

• "Oregon Department of Corrections - Present Duties and Responsibilities". Oregon Blue Book (Online). Salem, Oregon: Oregon Secretary of State. 2006. http://bluebook.state.or.us/state/executive/Corrections_dept/corrections_dept_duties.htm. Retrieved 2008-12-18. 

External links

• Oregon Department of Corrections website