Rogue Valley Youth Correctional Facility

Rogue Valley Youth Correctional Facility: Reform in Oregon

Rogue Valley Youth Correctional Facility is a juvenile detention center in Grants Pass, Oregon. The facility is operated by the Oregon Youth Authority and is designed to provide a safe and secure environment for youth offenders. Rogue Valley Youth Correctional Facility houses young people between the ages of 12 and 25 who have been adjudicated … Read more

MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility

MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility: Reform in Oregon

MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility is a correctional facility in Woodburn, Oregon, that houses male youths. The facility can accommodate up to 271 youths and is home to Oregon Youth Authority’s male intake units, parole violation units, general population units, and several units for youth with specialized programming needs. The facility is designed to provide a … Read more

Warner Creek Correctional Facility

Warner Creek Correctional Facility: Incarceration in Oregon

Warner Creek Correctional Facility is a minimum-security prison located in Lakeview, Oregon. The facility is owned and operated by the Oregon Department of Corrections and opened in September 2005. Warner Creek Correctional Facility is unique in that it is the first Oregon Department of Corrections facility to open a Transitional Community Unit (TCU). The TCU … Read more

South Fork Forest Camp

South Fork Forest Camp: Commitment to the Community

South Fork Forest Camp is a minimum-security work camp located approximately 28 miles east of Tillamook, just off Highway 6 along the Wilson River Highway. The camp was established in 1951 and is a satellite facility of Columbia River Correctional Institution (CRCI), a minimum-security facility located in Portland. The camp is unique in that it … Read more

Snake River Correctional Institution

Snake River Correctional Institution: Safety and Security

Snake River Correctional Institution (SRCI) is the largest prison in the state of Oregon, located in Malheur County, near the city of Ontario. The facility was opened in August 1991 and has a capacity of over 3,000 beds. The institution is operated by the Oregon Department of Corrections and houses both medium-security and minimum-security inmates. … Read more

Santiam Correctional Institution

Santiam Correctional Institution: Security and Education

Santiam Correctional Institution (SCI) is a minimum-security prison located in Salem, Oregon. The facility was originally constructed in 1946 as an annex to the Oregon State Hospital for mental health patients. In 1960, the building was acquired by Fairview Home and renamed the Frederic Prigg Cottage. In 1987, the Oregon Department of Corrections purchased the … Read more

Powder River Correctional Facility

Powder River Correctional Facility: Rehabilitation in Oregon

Powder River Correctional Facility (PRCF) is a minimum-security prison located in Baker City, Oregon. It serves as a transition and re-entry facility for the Oregon Department of Corrections. PRCF is designed to help program-eligible individuals prepare for the transition from prison back into their communities, and it offers alcohol and drug treatment programs to assist … Read more