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| Oregon Department of Corrections |
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| 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 |
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| Map of Oregon Department of Corrections's jurisdiction. |
| Size |
98,466 square miles |
| Population |
3,790,060 (2008 est.)[1] |
| General nature |
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| 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. |
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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 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]
[edit] Facilities
The Oregon Department of Corrections operates 14 facilities across the state, with the Oregon State Penitentiary the only Maximum Security facility.
Aerial photo of the Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution
[edit] Fallen officers
Since the establishment of the Oregon Department of Corrections, 10 officers have died in the line of duty.[3]
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