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'''Snake River Correctional Institution''' ('''SRCI''') is a medium [[Prison#Design|security]] [[prison]] in the [[Western United States|western]] [[United States]] in [[Eastern Oregon|eastern]] [[Oregon]]. The largest facility in the [[Oregon Department of Corrections]] system, it is located in [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] northeastern [[Malheur County, Oregon|Malheur County]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st41_or/county/c41045_malheur/DC20BLK_C41045.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Malheur County, OR|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2022-08-21|page=30 (PDF p. 31/176)|quote=Snake River Correctional Instn}}</ref> about {{convert|5|mi|0|spell=in}} northwest of central [[Ontario, Oregon|Ontario]], which is near the [[Snake River]].
'''Snake River Correctional Institution''' ('''SRCI''') is a medium [[Prison#Design|security]] [[prison]] in the [[Western United States|western]] [[United States]] in [[Eastern Oregon|eastern]] [[Oregon]]. The largest facility in the [[Oregon Department of Corrections]] system, it is located in [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] northeastern [[Malheur County, Oregon|Malheur County]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st41_or/county/c41045_malheur/DC20BLK_C41045.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Malheur County, OR|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2022-08-21|page=30 (PDF p. 31/176)|quote=Snake River Correctional Instn|archive-date=2022-08-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821183441/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st41_or/county/c41045_malheur/DC20BLK_C41045.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> about {{convert|5|mi|0|spell=in}} northwest of central [[Ontario, Oregon|Ontario]], which is near the [[Snake River]].


==History==
==History==
The state's prison siting committee selected the Ontario site in October 1989 for a medium security prison that could house up to 3,000 inmates, which [[Governor of Oregon|Governor]] [[Neil Goldschmidt]] approved later in the month.<ref name=ifpsio>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zvNVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z-EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4682%2C3218551 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |last=Carpenter Hale |first=Sally |title=It's final: Prison site in Ontario |date=October 14, 1989 |page=1A}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Ellis|first=Barnes C.|title=Governor approves Ontario prison site|newspaper=[[The Oregonian]]|date=October 14, 1989|page=A1}}</ref> SRCI&nbsp;opened in August 1991 with 576 medium and 72 minimum security beds.
The state's prison siting committee selected the Ontario site in October 1989 for a medium security prison that could house up to 3,000 inmates, which [[Governor of Oregon|Governor]] [[Neil Goldschmidt]] approved later in the month.<ref name=ifpsio>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zvNVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z-EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4682%2C3218551 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |last=Carpenter Hale |first=Sally |title=It's final: Prison site in Ontario |date=October 14, 1989 |page=1A |access-date=September 8, 2022 |archive-date=September 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908033636/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zvNVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z-EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4682,3218551 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Ellis|first=Barnes C.|title=Governor approves Ontario prison site|newspaper=[[The Oregonian]]|date=October 14, 1989|page=A1}}</ref> SRCI&nbsp;opened in August 1991 with 576 medium and 72 minimum security beds.


In 1994, the [[Oregon Legislative Assembly|Oregon Legislature]] approved a $175 million expansion; built by [[Hoffman Construction]], it was completed in&nbsp;1998.<ref>{{cite news|last=Miller|first=Brian K.|title=Hoffman strikes back at auditors|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/1999/03/29/story1.html?page=all|access-date=21 May 2014|newspaper=Portland Business Journal|date=March 28, 1999}}</ref> At the time, it was the largest [[public works]] project in the state's history.<ref name="staff1">{{Citation |last=Staff |year=2012 |title=Issue Brief - 2012 Snake River Correctional Institution |publisher=Oregon Department of Corrections |publication-place=Salem, Oregon |page=1 |url=http://www.oregon.gov/DOC/GECO/docs/pdf/ib_67_srcifacts.pdf |access-date=27 February 2013 }}</ref>
In 1994, the [[Oregon Legislative Assembly|Oregon Legislature]] approved a $175 million expansion; built by [[Hoffman Construction]], it was completed in&nbsp;1998.<ref>{{cite news|last=Miller|first=Brian K.|title=Hoffman strikes back at auditors|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/1999/03/29/story1.html?page=all|access-date=21 May 2014|newspaper=Portland Business Journal|date=March 28, 1999|archive-date=21 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521110743/http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/1999/03/29/story1.html?page=all|url-status=live}}</ref> At the time, it was the largest [[public works]] project in the state's history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oregon.gov/doc/about/pages/prison-locations.aspx|title=Department of Corrections : Prison Locations : About Us : State of Oregon|website=oregon.gov|publisher=Oregon Department of Corrections|access-date=August 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608072441/https://www.oregon.gov/doc/about/pages/prison-locations.aspx|archive-date=June 8, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Operations==
==Operations==
Currently, the prison houses 2,336 medium security beds, 154 minimum security beds, and 510 beds in specialized units such as administrative segregation, disciplinary segregation, intensive management, and the infirmary/hospice. It is staffed by approximately 900 employees.<ref>{{cite web|last=Staff|title=SRCI|url=http://www.oregon.gov/DOC/OPS/PRISON/pages/srci_welcome.aspx|work=DOC Operations Division: Prison|publisher=Oregon.gov|access-date=27 February 2013}}</ref>
Currently, the prison houses 2,336 medium security beds, 154 minimum security beds, and 510 beds in specialized units such as administrative segregation, disciplinary segregation, intensive management, and the infirmary/hospice. It is staffed by approximately 900 employees.<ref>{{cite web|last=Staff|title=SRCI|url=http://www.oregon.gov/DOC/OPS/PRISON/pages/srci_welcome.aspx|work=DOC Operations Division: Prison|publisher=Oregon.gov|access-date=27 February 2013|archive-date=24 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121124095628/http://www.oregon.gov/DOC/OPS/PRISON/pages/srci_welcome.aspx|url-status=deviated}}</ref>


Among the prison industries housed at Snake River are a commercial call center,<ref>{{cite news|last=Kramer|first=Andrew|title=Prisons keep jobs in U.S. Call centers employ inmates, resist lure to move offshore|url=http://cjonline.com/stories/022804/bus_prisons.shtml|access-date=27 February 2013|newspaper=The Topeka Capital-Journal|date=February 28, 2004}}</ref> a metal shop that manufactures road signs for the state, and a building trades program that manufactures small modular structures such as comfort stations and gatehouses for the state parks.
Among the prison industries housed at Snake River are a commercial call center,<ref>{{cite news|last=Kramer|first=Andrew|title=Prisons keep jobs in U.S. Call centers employ inmates, resist lure to move offshore|url=http://cjonline.com/stories/022804/bus_prisons.shtml|access-date=27 February 2013|newspaper=The Topeka Capital-Journal|date=February 28, 2004|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110643/http://cjonline.com/stories/022804/bus_prisons.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> a metal shop that manufactures road signs for the state, and a building trades program that manufactures small modular structures such as comfort stations and gatehouses for the state parks.


The [[elevation]] of the prison is approximately {{convert|2480|ft|round=5}} above [[sea level]].
The [[elevation]] of the prison is approximately {{convert|2480|ft|round=5}} above [[sea level]].

==Notable inmates==
* Benjamin Jeffrey Smith – perpetrator of the [[Normandale Park shooting]] in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docpub.state.or.us//OOS/searchCriteria.jsf|title=Oregon Department of Corrections | quote=SID number:18602987}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of Oregon prisons and jails]]
*[[Oregon Department of Corrections]]


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
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== External links ==
== External links ==
{{Portal|Oregon}}
* {{Official website|http://www.oregon.gov/doc/ops/prison/Pages/srci.aspx}}
* {{Official website|http://www.oregon.gov/doc/ops/prison/Pages/srci.aspx}}
* [http://www.oregon.gov/doc/pages/index.aspx ODOC official site]
* [http://www.oregon.gov/doc/pages/index.aspx ODOC official site]

Latest revision as of 07:26, 14 November 2024

Snake River Correctional Institution
Ontario is located in the United States
Ontario
Ontario
Location in the United States
Ontario is located in Oregon
Ontario
Ontario
Location in Oregon
LocationMalheur County, Oregon,
near Ontario
Coordinates44°04′44″N 117°03′58″W / 44.079°N 117.066°W / 44.079; -117.066
Security classMedium with co-located Minimum
Capacity3,050
Population2,940
Opened1991; 33 years ago (1991)
Managed byODOC
WardenJamie Miller
Street address777 Stanton Boulevard
CityOntario
CountyMalheur
State/provinceOregon
ZIP Code97914
CountryUnited States
WebsiteOregon prisons

Snake River Correctional Institution (SRCI) is a medium security prison in the western United States in eastern Oregon. The largest facility in the Oregon Department of Corrections system, it is located in unincorporated northeastern Malheur County,[1] about five miles (8 km) northwest of central Ontario, which is near the Snake River.

History

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The state's prison siting committee selected the Ontario site in October 1989 for a medium security prison that could house up to 3,000 inmates, which Governor Neil Goldschmidt approved later in the month.[2][3] SRCI opened in August 1991 with 576 medium and 72 minimum security beds.

In 1994, the Oregon Legislature approved a $175 million expansion; built by Hoffman Construction, it was completed in 1998.[4] At the time, it was the largest public works project in the state's history.[5]

Operations

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Currently, the prison houses 2,336 medium security beds, 154 minimum security beds, and 510 beds in specialized units such as administrative segregation, disciplinary segregation, intensive management, and the infirmary/hospice. It is staffed by approximately 900 employees.[6]

Among the prison industries housed at Snake River are a commercial call center,[7] a metal shop that manufactures road signs for the state, and a building trades program that manufactures small modular structures such as comfort stations and gatehouses for the state parks.

The elevation of the prison is approximately 2,480 feet (755 m) above sea level.

Notable inmates

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Malheur County, OR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 30 (PDF p. 31/176). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-08-21. Retrieved 2022-08-21. Snake River Correctional Instn
  2. ^ Carpenter Hale, Sally (October 14, 1989). "It's final: Prison site in Ontario". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1A. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  3. ^ Ellis, Barnes C. (October 14, 1989). "Governor approves Ontario prison site". The Oregonian. p. A1.
  4. ^ Miller, Brian K. (March 28, 1999). "Hoffman strikes back at auditors". Portland Business Journal. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Department of Corrections : Prison Locations : About Us : State of Oregon". oregon.gov. Oregon Department of Corrections. Archived from the original on June 8, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  6. ^ Staff. "SRCI". DOC Operations Division: Prison. Oregon.gov. Archived from the original on 24 November 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  7. ^ Kramer, Andrew (February 28, 2004). "Prisons keep jobs in U.S. Call centers employ inmates, resist lure to move offshore". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  8. ^ "Oregon Department of Corrections". SID number:18602987
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