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Currently, the prison houses 2336 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>http://www.oregon.gov/DOC/OPS/PRISON/pages/srci_welcome.aspx</ref> |
Currently, the prison houses 2336 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|accessdate=27 February 2013}}</ref> |
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Among the prison industries housed at Snake River are a commercial call center,<ref>http://cjonline.com/stories/022804/bus_prisons.shtml</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|accessdate=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. |
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== References == |
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| Coordinates | 44°4′45″N 117°3′57″W / 44.07917°N 117.06583°W |
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| Security class | Medium |
| Capacity | 3050 |
| Population | 2940 (as of December 13, 2012[1]) |
| Opened | August 1991 |
| Managed by | ODOC |
| Warden | Mark Nooth[2] |
| Street address | 777 Stanton Boulevard |
| City | Ontario |
| County | Malheur |
| State/province | Oregon |
| ZIP Code | 97914 |
| Country | USA |
| Website | SRCI Homepage |
Snake River Correctional Institution (or SRCI) is the largest prison in the Oregon Department of Corrections.
History
SRCI opened in August, 1991 with 576 medium and 72 minimum security beds. In 1994, the Oregon Legislature approved a $175 million expansion which was completed in 1998. It was at the time the largest public works project in Oregon history.[3]
Operations
Currently, the prison houses 2336 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. [4]
Among the prison industries housed at Snake River are a commercial call center, [5] 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.
References
- ^ http://www.oregon.gov/DOC/GECO/docs/pdf/ib_67_srcifacts.pdf
- ^ http://www.oregon.gov/doc/ops/prison/Pages/srci.aspx
- ^ http://www.oregon.gov/DOC/GECO/docs/pdf/ib_67_srcifacts.pdf
- ^ Staff. "SRCI". DOC Operations Division: Prison. Oregon.gov. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
- ^ Kramer, Andrew (February 28, 2004). "Prisons keep jobs in U.S. Call centers employ inmates, resist lure to move offshore". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved 27 February 2013.