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'''Oregon State Correctional Institution''' (OSCI) is a {{convert|33|acre|m2|adj=on}} medium security men's prison, located in [[Salem, Oregon|Salem]], [[Oregon]], United States and operated by the [[Oregon Department of Corrections]]. Established by an act of the [[Oregon State Legislature]] in 1955, the prison opened in 1959 and has a maximum capacity of 888 inmates.<ref name="osci" />
'''Oregon State Correctional Institution''' (OSCI) is a {{convert|33|acre|m2|adj=on}} medium security men's prison, located in [[Salem, Oregon|Salem]], [[Oregon]], United States and 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.<ref name="osci" /> OSCI typically houses younger inmates,{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} including young adults who began their sentence in a [[youth detention center]].<ref name="osci">{{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]]}}</ref>


OSCI typically houses younger inmates,{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} including those who began their sentence in a [[youth detention center]].<ref name="osci">{{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]]}}</ref> Inmates at OSCI are permitted to work in its print shop and mail room, and provide telephone services for the [[Oregon DMV]].<ref name=osci/><ref name=oscifacts>{{cite web
Inmates at OSCI are permitted to work in its print shop and mail room, and provide telephone services for the [[Oregon DMV]].<ref name=osci/><ref name=oscifacts>{{cite web
|url=http://www.oregon.gov/DOC/PUBAFF/docs/pdf/IB_62_OSCIfacts.pdf
|url=http://www.oregon.gov/DOC/PUBAFF/docs/pdf/IB_62_OSCIfacts.pdf
|title=Oregon State Correction Institution Facts
|title=Oregon State Correction Institution Facts
|publisher=Oregon Department of Corrections
|publisher=Oregon Department of Corrections
|accessdate=August 16, 2011
|accessdate=August 16, 2011
}}</ref> Inmates are allowed access to education programs, drug and alcohol treatment, and mental health treatment.<ref name=oscifacts/> {{As of|2024|August}}, OSCI has approximately 350 beds designated for transitional release inmates,{{Efn|"Transitional release inmates" are inmates who are scheduled to be released within 6 months.}} with focused efforts on preparing them for release to the community.<ref name=osci/>
}}</ref> Inmates may also access education programs, drug and alcohol treatment, and mental health treatment.<ref name=oscifacts/>
{{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.}}<ref name="osci" />

== History ==
OSCI held its first LGBT Pride event in June 2024.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

== Facility and programs ==
Inmate programs include:

* Service dog training<ref>{{Cite web |last=Elhelw |first=Amal |date=2024-04-06 |title=Inmates grow, gain skills training service dogs at Oregon prison: 'Something I get to be proud of' |url=https://www.kptv.com/2024/04/07/inmates-grow-gain-skills-training-service-dogs-oregon-prison-something-i-get-be-proud/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812064737/https://www.kptv.com/2024/04/07/inmates-grow-gain-skills-training-service-dogs-oregon-prison-something-i-get-be-proud/ |archive-date=2024-08-12 |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=FOX12 Oregon |language=en}}</ref>


==Notable inmates==
==Notable inmates==

Latest revision as of 08:55, 27 August 2024

Oregon State Correctional Institution
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LocationSalem, Oregon, United States
44°53′49″N 122°56′56″W / 44.897°N 122.949°W / 44.897; -122.949
StatusOperational
Security classMedium (male)
Capacity880
OpenedJune 1, 1959; 65 years ago (1959-06-01)
Managed byOregon Department of Corrections
WardenJosh Highberger
CitySalem
State/provinceOregon
Websitehttps://www.oregon.gov/doc/about/Pages/prison-locations.aspx

Oregon State Correctional Institution (OSCI) is a 33-acre (130,000 m2) medium security men's prison, located in Salem, Oregon, United States and 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.[1] OSCI typically houses younger inmates,[citation needed] including young adults who began their sentence in a youth detention center.[1]

Inmates at OSCI are permitted to work in its print shop and mail room, and provide telephone services for the Oregon DMV.[1][2] Inmates may also access education programs, drug and alcohol treatment, and mental health treatment.[2]

As of August 2024, 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.[a][1]

History

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OSCI held its first LGBT Pride event in June 2024.[3]

Facility and programs

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Inmate programs include:

  • Service dog training[4]

Notable inmates

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Inmate Name Register Number Status Details
Kipland Philip Kinkel 12975669 Sentenced to 111-112 years, making him eligible for parole in 2110, at which he would be 128-years-old, effectively making it a life sentence with no parole.[5] Perpetrator of the 1998 Thurston High School shooting in which he murdered 2 people and injured another 26.[6][7][8][9]

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Transitional release inmates" are inmates who are scheduled to be released within 6 months.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "DOC Operations Division: Oregon State Correctional Institution". Oregon Department of Corrections. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Oregon State Correction Institution Facts" (PDF). Oregon Department of Corrections. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  3. ^ Cortez, Kanani. "Oregon prison celebrates its first Pride event". www.streetroots.org. Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  4. ^ Elhelw, Amal (6 April 2024). "Inmates grow, gain skills training service dogs at Oregon prison: 'Something I get to be proud of'". FOX12 Oregon. Archived from the original on 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  5. ^ "112 Years For School Shooter - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 10 November 1999. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Oregon School Shooter Gets 112 Years (washingtonpost.com)". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Washingtonpost.com: National News". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  8. ^ Verhovek, Sam Howe (11 November 1999). "Teenager To Spend Life in Prison For Shootings". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  9. ^ Goodstein, Laurie (22 May 1998). "SHOOTINGS IN A SCHOOL: THE SUSPECT; 15-Year-Old Seen by Some As Troubled and Violent". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 30 January 2024.


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