Snake River Correctional Institution

Snake River Correctional Institution (SRCI) is a medium security prison in eastern Oregon, the largest facility in the Oregon Department of Corrections system. It is located in northeastern Malheur County, about five miles (8 km) northwest of the city of Ontario.

Snake River Correctional Institution
Location near Ontario
LocationMalheur County, Oregon,
near Ontario
Coordinates44.079°N 117.066°W / 44.079; -117.066
Security classMedium
Capacity3,050
Population2,940 (as of December 13, 2012[1])
Opened1991
Managed byODOC
WardenMark Nooth [2]
Street address777 Stanton Boulevard
CityOntario
CountyMalheur
State/provinceOregon
ZIP Code97914
CountryUnited States
Websitewww.oregon.gov/doc/ops/prison/Pages/srci.aspx

History

The state's prison siting committee selected the Ontario site in October 1989 for a medium security prison that could house up to 3,000 inmates, which then Governor Neil Goldschmidt approved later in the month.[3] 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. The expansion was built by Hoffman Construction.[4] At the time, it was the largest public works project in the state's history.[1]

Operations

Currently, the prison houses 2,336 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.[5]

Among the prison industries housed at Snake River are a commercial call center,[6] 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
  1. Staff (2012), Issue Brief - 2012 Snake River Correctional Institution (PDF), Salem, Oregon: Oregon Department of Corrections, p. 1, retrieved 27 February 2013
  2. Staff. "Snake River Correctional Institution". DOC Operations Division: Prison. Oregon.gov. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  3. Ellis, Barnes C. (October 14, 1989). "Governor approves Ontario prison site". The Oregonian. p. A1.
  4. Miller, Brian K. (March 28, 1999). "Hoffman strikes back at auditors". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  5. Staff. "SRCI". DOC Operations Division: Prison. Oregon.gov. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  6. 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.
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