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| Oregon prison opens new veterans unit |
| By idahopress.com- John Funk |
| Published: 04/20/2015 |
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ONTARIO, Ore. — The 72-bed unit doesn’t look much different from any other in the Snake River Correctional Institution just outside of Ontario, Oregon. Men in inmate uniforms — long-sleeved blue shirts and jeans — mill about the common room. Some sit at tables filling out paperwork. Others play board games. The décor might tip off a keen observer to what sets apart this corner of Oregon’s largest prison: Flags representing the various branches of the Armed Forces adorn pale gray walls. A painting of attack helicopters rising out of the crimson sunset hangs just beneath the Army flag. More paintings are on the way — a nearly finished piece depicting fighter jets against a cloudy blue sky rests on an easel in an art room, just a short walk across the prison yard. But the unit, which officially opened in February, is still awaiting its finishing touches. Read More. |
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