Oregon · statute · Or. Rev. Stat. ch. 423 · 57 active provisions
As used in ORS 423.010 to 423.070, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Department” means the Department of Corrections. (2) “Department of Corrections institutions” has the meaning given that term in ORS 421.005. (3) “Director” means the Director of the Department of Corrections.
(1) The Department of Corrections is created. The department shall: (a) Supervise the management and administration of the Department of Corrections institutions, parole and probation services, community corrections and other functions related to state programs for corrections; (b) Carry out legally mandated sanctions…
The enumeration of duties, functions and powers in ORS 423.020 is not exclusive nor intended as a limitation on the powers and authority vested in the Department of Corrections by other provisions of law.
ORS 411.171 (1) applies to the Department of Corrections.
(1) The presence of a handgun or ammunition on property owned or occupied by the Department of Corrections pursuant to ORS 166.375 does not, by itself, constitute a failure by the department, State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision or Oregon Corrections Enterprises to provide a safe workplace. (2) The departm…
The Department of Corrections institutions shall make available tampons, sanitary pads, postpartum pads and panty liners at no cost to all persons confined in a Department of Corrections institution for use in connection with vaginal discharge. The Department of Corrections shall maintain a sufficient supply, which sha…
All funds received by this state or by the Department of Corrections under a lawful contract with another party to the Western Interstate Corrections Compact made in compliance with Article III thereof, shall be paid into the State Treasury. The Director of the Department of Corrections shall expend these funds in comp…
(1) The Department of Corrections shall be under the supervision and control of a director who is responsible for providing for programs for the delivery to the public of the services assigned to the department, and for undertaking long-range planning necessary for the effective and efficient delivery of these services…
(1) The Director of the Department of Corrections may grant to an individual corrections officer or classification of corrections officer all the powers and authority of a peace officer over adults in custody. (2) A corrections officer granted the authority of a peace officer under subsection (1) of this section shall…
(1) The Department of Corrections may certify employees of the department to provide mental health services to adults in custody in Department of Corrections institutions in accordance with standards established by the department by rule. (2) As used in this section, “Department of Corrections institutions” has the mea…
The Department of Corrections shall establish by rule an internal procedure for administrative review of decisions to revoke or restrict an approved visitor’s visiting status within a department facility. The department shall include in the internal procedure established under this section an opportunity for the person…
(1) The Director of the Department of Corrections shall appoint an unclassified employee to the position of Administrator of Correctional Education. (2) The Administrator of Correctional Education shall be employed full-time with authority over, and responsibility for, statewide corrections education programs. The admi…
The Department of Corrections may establish or designate facilities to be used for diagnostic purposes for such categories of persons as the department may by rule assign to the facility. Such assignments shall not exceed 60 days in duration.
Neither the Department of Corrections nor any city or county may seek reimbursement for expenses incurred in safekeeping and maintaining prisoners through a counterclaim or request for setoff in an action by a person against the department or the county or city.
(1) The Department of Corrections Account is established in the General Fund of the State Treasury. Except for moneys otherwise designated by statute, all fees, assessments, proceeds from the issuance of certificates of participation and other moneys received by the Department of Corrections shall be paid into the Stat…
(1) On written request of the Department of Corrections, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall establish a revolving fund of not to exceed $15,000, including unreimbursed advances, by drawing warrants on amounts appropriated to the Department of Corrections for operating expenses. The revolving fund sh…
(1) As used in this section: (a) “Adult in custody” means a person who is at least 18 years of age and in the physical custody of the Department of Corrections. “Adult in custody” does not include: (A) A person on leave from prison due to participation in an alternative incarceration program established under ORS 421.5…
(1) The Department of Corrections may apply for and accept federal grants or moneys, as well as grants or other financial assistance from any other source, for the purpose of providing reentry support and services to offenders released on supervision. (2) There is established in the Department of Corrections Account es…
(1) The Department of Corrections may enter into agreements or arrangements with counties for the purpose of providing counties with supplemental funding for the provision of reentry support and services to offenders who, before attaining 25 years of age, are released: (a) On any form of transitional leave, work releas…
(1) The Department of Corrections shall: (a) Provide appropriate treatment services to persons with substance use disorder who are in the custody of the department and who have moderate to severe treatment needs; and (b) Determine which persons are eligible for treatment under this subsection using an actuarial risk as…
(1) The Department of Corrections shall: (a) Provide appropriate treatment services to drug-addicted persons in the custody of the department who are at a high or medium risk of reoffending and who have moderate to severe treatment needs; and (b) Make grants to counties in order to provide supplemental funding for: (A)…
(1) The Department of Corrections shall, in cooperation with an existing public body, develop: (a) Guidelines using the bill of rights described in subsection (2) of this section as a set of guiding principles for policy and procedure decisions that impact incarcerated individuals with children; and (b) Policy and fund…
The office of Corrections Ombudsman is established in the office of the Governor. The Governor shall appoint the Corrections Ombudsman.
(1) The Corrections Ombudsman shall be a person of recognized judgment, objectivity and integrity who is qualified by training and experience to analyze problems of law enforcement, corrections administration and public policy. (2) No person while serving as Corrections Ombudsman shall: (a) Be actively involved in poli…
The Corrections Ombudsman shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor for a term of four years. The Corrections Ombudsman may be reappointed for additional terms.