Difference Between Oregon Prison and Federal Prison
What is the Difference Between Oregon Prison and Federal Prison?
Oregon state prisons and correctional facilities hold persons convicted of or awaiting trial for state crimes. Typically, these state crimes are punishable by imprisonment for more than one (1) year. State crimes are violations of the Oregon Criminal Code that occur within the state boundaries. Federal prisons and correctional facilities hold persons convicted of or awaiting trial for federal crimes. Federal crimes sometimes occur on federal property or between state boundaries; they include crimes highlighted in the Federal Criminal Code.
The Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) supervises state prisons, while the Federal Bureau supervises federal prisons. Interested parties may find inmates or inmate incarceration information through the lookup system or inmate databases that the Oregon Department of Corrections and the Federal Bureau of Prisons provide.
The Oregon Prison System
The Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) oversees offender incarceration and its prisons and correctional facilities. There are 14 facilities, which hold about 14,900 adult inmates. Oregon state prisons hold persons sentenced to more than one year in prison. Oregon classifies crimes into misdemeanors and felonies. While felony crimes are considered severe and attract harsh penalties, misdemeanor crimes are less severe and attract less severe penalties. Typically, offenders who spend more than one year in prison are felony offenders.
The recidivism rate in Oregon has reduced due to the DOC's skill programs, including education skills, job skills, and cognitive skills that prepare inmates for societal reintegration. The DOC established the Oregon Accountability Model; through treatment, evaluation, education, community supervision, family engagement, and work, the model aims to modify criminal behavior. The DOC also oversees and funds community correctional facilities in two (2) of the state's 36 counties.
Oregon DOC's divisions oversee Community Corrections, including special services, community-based sanctions, and supervision. Community corrections also include offenders on probation, parole, or post-release supervision. Oregon has about 30,000 persons under community supervision. The DOC's Correctional Services division offers intake assessment, education, sentence calculation, healthcare, treatment programs, release planning, and physical care to inmates through its ten (10) units.
How to Lookup Inmates in Oregon
The DOC makes inmate information publicly available on the Oregon Offender Search (OOS) website. Interested parties may search the database using:
- First name
- Middle name
- Last name
- State Identification number
Persons interested in sending money to an Oregon state inmate may do so electronically or by mailing a cashier's check or money order payable to the "DOC." The check or money order should indicate the inmate's name and Oregon State Identification (SID) number. Interested parties may contact inmates by phone, email, or mail. Interested and eligible parties may also request complete Oregon inmate records or visit prison inmates at the following locations:
Coffee Creek Correctional Facility
24499 SW Grahams Ferry Road
Wilsonville, Oregon 97070
Columbia River Correctional Institution
9111 NE Sunderland Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97211-1799
Deer Ridge Correctional Institution
3920 East Ashwood Road
Madras, Oregon 97741
Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution
2500 Westgate, Pendleton
Oregon 97801-9699
Mill Creek Correctional Facility
5465 Turner Road SE
Salem, Oregon 97317
Mailing Address: 2605 State Street, Salem, Oregon 97310-0505
Oregon State Correctional Institution
3405 Deer Park Drive SE
Salem, Oregon 97310-9385
Oregon State Penitentiary
2605 State Street
Salem, OR 97310
Powder River Correctional Facility
3600 13th Street, Baker City
Oregon 97814-1346
Santiam Correctional Institution
4005 Aumsville Hwy SE
Salem, OR 97317
Shutter Creek Correctional Institution
95200 Shutters Landing Lane
North Bend, OR 97459
Snake River Correctional Institution
777 Stanton Blvd.
Ontario, Oregon 97914-8335
South Fork Forest Camp
48300 Wilson River Hwy
Tillamook, OR 97141-9799
Two Rivers Correctional Institution
82911 Beach Access Road
Umatilla, OR 97882
Warner Creek Correctional Facility
20654 Rabbit Hill Road
Lakeview, OR 97630-5000
Oregon County Jails
Oregon county jails are local or community correctional facilities under county Sheriffs or local police departments' supervision. Oregon has 32 county jails, which hold persons awaiting trial for misdemeanors and other offenses - excluding felonies - that require jail time. County jails are typically smaller than state prisons because county jails are designed to hold fewer people. Each county jail has established visitation hours and inmate communication procedures. Generally, interested parties may communicate with county jail inmates by email, telephone, or mail. County jails also offer means for interested persons to send jail inmates money. Such parties may send inmates money electronically, using debit or credit cards, or over the telePhone: (toll-free). Some counties provide online inmate rosters, and counties offer inmate search tools through which interested parties may search incarceration records and offender information.
How Does the Federal Prison System Work?
The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) maintains and oversees federal prisons and correctional facilities. Federal prisons hold federal inmates or persons who violate federal laws. BOP facilities may also have persons awaiting trial for federal offenses and felony offenders from the District of Columbia. There are 112 federal prisons, with 152,174 inmates and 37,411 employees. The BOP ensures that federal inmates are in safe and secure facilities. The BOP also provides programs that help federal inmates easily re-assimilate into society.
Family, friends, and other community members may contact federal inmates by phone, email, or mail. Interested parties may send federal inmates packages with the approval of an authorized staff member at the federal correctional facility. Interested parties may also send money to inmates' commissary accounts electronically or through the mail.
The Inmate Locator tool helps interested parties find up-to-date information about inmates, including the inmate's location, incarceration status, and offense history.
