Oregon State Correctional Institution

Oregon State Correctional Institution
Interactive map of Oregon State Correctional Institution
Location
StatusOperational
Security classMedium (male)
Capacity880
OpenedJune 1, 1959; 67 years ago (1959-06-01)
Managed byOregon Department of Corrections
WardenJeremy Wagner
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 three miles (4.8 km) 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 Adults in Custody (AICs),[citation needed] including young adults who began their sentence in a youth detention center. OSCI also houses AICs transitioning out of prison gangs or have given information to the Special Investigations Unit (SIU).

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

As of August 2024, OSCI has a maximum capacity of 888 AICs, with approximately 350 beds designated for transitional release inmates who go through programs intended to prepare them for release to the community.

Following the promotion of Superintendent Josh Highberger to ODOC Assistant Director of Operations, the current Superintendent (not Warden) of OSCI is Jeremy Wagner.

History

OSCI held its first LGBT Pride event in June 2024.

Facility and programs

Programs available to Adults-in-Custody include:

Notable inmates

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. Perpetrator of the 1998 Thurston High School shooting in which he murdered 2 people and injured another 26. He had murdered his parents before the shooting.

See also

Footnotes

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "DOC Operations Division: Oregon State Correctional Institution". Oregon Department of Corrections. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  2. 1 2 "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. 10 November 1999. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  6. ↑ Barnard, Jeff (10 November 1999). "Oregon School Shooter Gets 112 Years". Washington Post. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  7. ↑ Claiborne, William (22 May 1998). "Youth Jailed in Oregon School Rampage". Washington Post. 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.