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| Oregon officials propose Madras prison shuffle |
| By ktvz.com- Kandra Kent |
| Published: 11/06/2015 |
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MADRAS, Ore. - With already overcrowded prisons and an expected inmate surge, the Oregon Department of Corrections is proposing to reshuffle inmates at the Deer Ridge Correctional Institution. The facility, which opened in 2007, features both medium- and minimum-security facilities. But the medium-security building never opened, as the expected prison population need failed to materialize. Now the DOC wants a swap:, proposing to move inmates to the medium-security area and shut down the minimum-security facility. The plan comes as the prison is nearly 20 percent over capacity. The facility was built to accommodate 657 inmates -- right now there are 787 prisoners. The medium-security facility can house about 1,200. Read More. |
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