ORS 169.320
Control over prisoners

  • work by prisoners

(1)

Except as otherwise provided in ORS 169.170 (Assignment of county prisoners to public works) to 169.210 (Contracts for private employment of prisoners), each county sheriff has custody and control of all persons legally committed or confined in the county local correctional facility of the county of the sheriff during the period of the commitment or confinement. Under the direction of the county court or board of county commissioners of the county, the sheriff may cause the prisoners in the county local correctional facility to engage in any work that is otherwise authorized by law. The work shall be performed at the places and times and in the manner as the court or board may direct. The sheriff may retain and put to work any prisoners as may be required to perform necessary services in and about the facility.

(2)

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(a)

If the county is located within an intergovernmental corrections entity formed under ORS 190.265 (Intergovernmental corrections entities), the county sheriff of the county in which the facility is located is responsible for the physical custody and control of all persons legally committed to or confined in the facility during the period of the commitment or confinement and as provided in the intergovernmental agreement. The county sheriff may cause the prisoners in the local correctional facility to engage in any work that is otherwise authorized by law. The work shall be performed at the places and times and in the manner as the governing body of the intergovernmental corrections entity may direct. The sheriff may retain and put to work any prisoners as may be required to perform necessary services in and about the facility.

(b)

Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, a sheriff oversight committee has the responsibilities described in paragraph (a) of this subsection if the following requirements have been met:

(A)

The agreement establishing the intergovernmental corrections entity provides for the formation and operation of a sheriff oversight committee;

(B)

A sheriff oversight committee consisting of the sheriff of each county that is a member of the intergovernmental corrections entity has been formed; and

(C)

Each sheriff has an equal vote on the sheriff oversight committee.

(c)

A sheriff oversight committee formed as described in this subsection has all the duties and liabilities regarding the management of the local correctional facility and the physical custody and control of all persons legally committed to or confined in the facility as described in ORS 169.320 (Control over prisoners) to 169.360 (Appointment of keeper of local correctional facility) and 169.610 (Policy) to 169.677 (Converted facilities to house felony or misdemeanant prisoners). [Amended by 1973 c.740 §21; 1996 c.4 §5; 1999 c.801 §4]

Source: Section 169.320 — Control over prisoners; work by prisoners, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors169.­html.

Notes of Decisions

County jail inmates performing work authorized by this section were not subject workers under ORS 656.027 where county had not filed election of coverage required by ORS 656.041. Westfall v. Multnomah County, 57 Or App 459, 645 P2d 561 (1982)

169.005
Definitions for ORS 169.005 to 169.685 and 169.730 to 169.800 169.030
Construction, maintenance and use of local correctional facilities by county and city 169.040
Inspection of local correctional facilities 169.042
Maximum facility population 169.044
Action on recommendation 169.046
Notice of county jail population emergency 169.050
Contracts for boarding of prisoners 169.053
Agreements with other counties or Department of Corrections for confinement and detention of offenders 169.055
Contracts with Department of Corrections for county prisoners awaiting sentencing 169.070
Coordination of state services by Department of Corrections 169.072
Provision of services or assistance by Department of Corrections through arrangements with local governments 169.076
Standards for local correctional facilities 169.077
Standards for lockup facilities 169.078
Standards for temporary hold facilities 169.080
Effect of failure to comply with standards 169.085
Submission of construction or renovation plans to Department of Corrections 169.090
Manual of guidelines for local correctional facility operation 169.105
Unconscious person not to be admitted to custody in facility 169.110
Time credit for good behavior 169.115
Temporary leave 169.120
Credit for work 169.140
Furnishing prisoners food, clothing and necessary medical aid 169.150
Payment of expenses of keeping prisoners 169.151
Expenses of keeping prisoners 169.152
Liability for costs of medical care for persons in county facility 169.153
Liability of public agency for costs of medical care provided to persons in transport 169.155
Definitions for ORS 169.155 and 169.166 169.166
Liability for costs of medical services 169.170
Assignment of county prisoners to public works 169.180
Assignment of city prisoners to public works 169.190
Transfer of prisoners to another county for public work 169.210
Contracts for private employment of prisoners 169.220
Care of county prisoners 169.320
Control over prisoners 169.330
Civil liability for release of prisoner 169.340
Liability for escape of defendant in a civil action 169.350
Liability for failing to serve papers 169.360
Appointment of keeper of local correctional facility 169.610
Policy 169.620
“Regional correctional facility” defined 169.630
Joint establishment or operation of facilities 169.635
Provision of personal hygiene products 169.640
Status of facility for custody of misdemeanants and violators 169.650
Status of facility operated by Department of Corrections 169.660
Status of persons confined in facility operated by Department of Corrections 169.670
Transfer of persons to facility operated by Department of Corrections 169.673
Conversion of state correctional institutions into regional correctional facilities 169.677
Converted facilities to house felony or misdemeanant prisoners 169.681
Limit on telephone service provider fee or commission 169.683
Requirements for request for proposals 169.685
Inmate Welfare Fund Account 169.690
Establishment of halfway houses and other facilities 169.730
Definitions for ORS 169.740 to 169.760 169.740
Standards for juvenile detention facilities 169.750
Restrictions on operation of juvenile detention facilities 169.760
Juvenile detention facilities to establish written policy 169.770
Release of detained juvenile when detention facility violates standards 169.800
Detention of juveniles before conviction and execution of sentence 169.810
Assumption of duties by regional correctional facility constitutes assumption by public employer
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through early 2024

§ 169.320’s source at oregon​.gov