Oregon State Correctional Institution
{{Short description|Prison located in Oregon, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2024}}
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{{Infobox prison
| prison_name = Oregon State Correctional Institution
| image =
| location = Salem, Oregon, United States
{{Coord|44.897|-122.949|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:googlemapssatellite|display=inline,title}}
| status = Operational
| classification = Medium (male)
| capacity = 880
| opened = {{Start date and age|1959|06|01}}
| managed_by = Oregon Department of Corrections
|warden=Josh Highberger|city=Salem|state=Oregon|website=https://www.oregon.gov/doc/about/Pages/prison-locations.aspx}}
Oregon State Correctional Institution (OSCI) is a {{convert|33|acre|m2|adj=on}} medium security men's prison located three miles east of Salem, Oregon, United States. It is operated by the Oregon Department of Corrections. The prison was established by an act of the Oregon State Legislature in 1955 and opened in 1959. OSCI typically houses younger inmates,{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} including young adults who began their sentence in a youth detention center.{{cite web |title=DOC Operations Division: Oregon State Correctional Institution |url=http://www.oregon.gov/DOC/OPS/PRISON/osci.shtml#Commonly_Requested_Information |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603070329/https://www.oregon.gov/doc/about/pages/prison-locations.aspx#Commonly_Requested_Information |archive-date=2023-06-03 |accessdate=2024-08-10 |publisher=Oregon Department of Corrections}}
Inmates at OSCI are permitted to work in its print shop and mail room, and provide telephone services for the Oregon DMV.{{cite web
|url=http://www.oregon.gov/DOC/PUBAFF/docs/pdf/IB_62_OSCIfacts.pdf
|title=Oregon State Correction Institution Facts
|publisher=Oregon Department of Corrections
|accessdate=August 16, 2011
}} Inmates may also access education programs, drug and alcohol treatment, and mental health treatment.
{{As of|2024|August}}, OSCI has a maximum capacity of 888 inmates, with approximately 350 beds designated for transitional release inmates who go through programs intended to prepare them for release to the community.{{Efn|"Transitional release inmates" are inmates who are scheduled to be released within 6 months.}}
History
OSCI held its first LGBT Pride event in June 2024.{{Cite web |last=Cortez |first=Kanani |title=Oregon prison celebrates its first Pride event |url=https://www.streetroots.org/news/2024/07/10/oregon-prison-celebrates-its-first-pride-event |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716035727/https://www.streetroots.org/news/2024/07/10/oregon-prison-celebrates-its-first-pride-event |archive-date=2024-07-16 |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=www.streetroots.org |language=en}}
Facility and programs
The facility includes a Japanese healing garden designed by Hoichi Kurisu. Over 200 inmates–particularly those in the Asian Pacific Family Club–took lead roles in the fundraising process and helped to physically build the garden.{{Cite web |last=Truong |first=Kevin |date=2019-10-10 |title=How this Japanese garden could change the landscape of lockup |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/oregon-prison-s-new-garden-holds-promise-transforming-correctional-landscapes-n1061726 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609225707/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/oregon-prison-s-new-garden-holds-promise-transforming-correctional-landscapes-n1061726 |archive-date=2023-06-09 |access-date=2025-05-29 |website=NBC News |language=en-US}} It was completed in 2019.{{Cite web |last=Lerner |first=Will |date=2023-04-03 |title=The Healing Power of a Garden: Oregon State Penitentiary’s Memorial Healing Garden |url=https://japanesegarden.org/2023/04/03/memorial-healing-garden/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207083702/https://japanesegarden.org/2023/04/03/memorial-healing-garden/ |archive-date=2024-12-07 |access-date=2025-05-29 |website=Portland Japanese Garden |language=en-US}} Inmates volunteer to maintain the garden, and it serves as a form of therapy.
Programs available to immates include:
Notable inmates
See also
Footnotes
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References
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External links
{{Portal|Oregon}}
- {{URL|https://www.oregon.gov/doc/about/pages/prison-locations.aspx|About Us}}, Oregon Department of Corrections list of prisons
{{State prisons in Oregon}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:1959 establishments in Oregon
Category:Buildings and structures in Salem, Oregon
Category:Government buildings completed in 1959
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