ORS 421.609
New correctional facilities

  • authorization
  • limitation on

(1)

The Department of Corrections may not seek authorization for construction or expansion of new correctional facilities or expansion of existing correctional facilities in this state unless the department:

(a)

Has evaluated the availability and cost of using correctional facilities outside this state; and

(b)

Has determined that constructing new correctional facilities, including costs of debt service and infrastructure improvements, or expanding existing correctional facilities in this state is less expensive than using correctional facilities outside this state after considering constitutional requirements, requirements of state law and available programs that enhance the likelihood of offenders successfully functioning in society upon release.

(2)

If the Department of Corrections determines that using appropriate correctional facilities outside this state is less expensive than constructing new correctional facilities, including costs of debt service and infrastructure improvements, or expanding existing correctional facilities, the department shall use correctional facilities outside this state. [1997 c.715 §6(1),(2)]
Note: 421.609 (New correctional facilities) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 421 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 421.609 — New correctional facilities; authorization; limitation on, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors421.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

421.005
Definitions 421.068
Use of revenue from certain sources 421.069
Report to legislature following audit of women’s correctional facility 421.073
Housing of Adults in Custody from Other Jurisdictions Account 421.074
Online access to educational and development programs 421.076
Telephone service provider contracts 421.079
Correctional education system interagency memorandum 421.081
Correctional education system 421.084
Adult basic skills development program 421.085
Experimentation on adults in custody prohibited 421.105
Enforcement of rules 421.107
Use of dog for cell extraction prohibited 421.113
Provision of immunization against influenza virus 421.120
Reduction in term of sentence 421.121
Reduction in term of incarceration 421.122
Status of time enrolled in work release 421.125
Clothing, money and documents upon release 421.132
Department fees for service of process and other documents 421.137
Labeling of goods made in hobby and recreation programs 421.142
Manufacture and sale of handiwork 421.145
Disposition of moneys obtained from sale of products of labor of adult in custody 421.147
Disposition of unclaimed or abandoned tangible property of adults in custody 421.150
Custody of federal prisoners 421.155
Dangerous offenders to be observed and treated 421.160
Written report concerning conduct of dangerous offenders 421.166
Emergency leave 421.168
Transitional leave 421.170
Enrollment of adult in custody in work release program 421.173
Doula program for pregnant and postpartum adults in custody 421.175
Use of mechanical restraints during labor, childbirth or postpartum recovery 421.178
Procedures to transfer adult in custody after childbirth 421.180
Disciplinary procedures 421.185
Assistance and representation in disciplinary procedures 421.190
Admissible evidence at disciplinary hearing 421.194
Disciplinary orders not subject to judicial review 421.200
Disciplinary segregation unit data dashboard 421.205
Contracts with federal government, other states or counties, or other agencies for detention and care of adults in custody 421.210
Transfer of adults in custody to contract institutions 421.213
Records of transfer 421.215
Procurement of transferred adults in custody when required for judicial proceedings 421.220
Return of transferred adults in custody 421.225
Expenses of superintendents 421.229
Transfer of foreign adults in custody 421.245
Interstate Corrections Compact 421.250
Powers of Governor 421.254
Priority of corrections compacts 421.282
Definitions for ORS 421.282 to 421.294 421.284
Western Interstate Corrections Compact 421.286
Commitments or transfers of inmates to institution in another state 421.288
Enforcing and administering compact 421.290
Hearings by director 421.292
Hearings in another state 421.294
Contracts to implement compact 421.296
Interstate Forest Fire Suppression Compact 421.297
Powers of Governor 421.298
Duties of State Forester 421.305
Establishment of industries in institutions 421.312
Contracts with federal government for producing goods or furnishing services of adults in custody during national emergency authorized 421.344
Creation of Oregon Corrections Enterprises as semi-independent agency 421.347
Advisory council 421.349
Advisory committee 421.352
Applicability of certain statutes to Oregon Corrections Enterprises 421.354
Authority of Oregon Corrections Enterprises 421.357
Limitation on amount agency may charge Oregon Corrections Enterprises 421.359
Disposition of income and revenues 421.362
Continuation of employment of certain Department of Corrections employees 421.364
Provision of legal services to Oregon Corrections Enterprises 421.367
Report to Governor and Legislative Assembly 421.405
Use of labor of adults in custody for benefit of officials prohibited 421.412
Use of labor of adults in custody in acquisition of crops to be consumed in state institutions 421.420
Use of labor of adults in custody to clear unimproved land 421.423
Use of labor of adults in custody for electrical or plumbing work 421.437
Compensation of adults in custody 421.438
Authority to enter into contracts concerning certain operations and programs 421.442
Creation of accounts and subaccounts relating to prison work and on-the-job training programs 421.444
Intellectual property 421.445
Supervision of adults in custody in Department of Corrections or Oregon Corrections Enterprises program 421.450
Definitions for ORS 421.455 to 421.480 421.455
Forest work camps 421.465
Transfer of state adults in custody to forest work camp 421.467
Transfer of local adults in custody to forest work camp 421.468
Prior approval required for transfer of local adult in custody 421.470
Authority over adults in custody in camps 421.476
Compensation of adults in custody for labor at forest camps 421.480
Return of adult in custody to institution 421.490
Work camps 421.500
Findings 421.502
Definitions for ORS 421.502 to 421.512 421.504
Structured special alternative incarceration program 421.506
Intensive alternative incarceration addiction program 421.507
Suspension or termination of program 421.508
Determination of eligibility for program 421.509
Provision of information to program participants 421.510
Eligibility for nonprison leave 421.512
Rulemaking 421.590
Medical treatment programs 421.605
Location and use of penitentiary 421.609
New correctional facilities 421.611
Findings 421.612
Definitions 421.614
Corrections facilities 421.616
When department required to nominate sites for corrections facilities 421.618
Meetings to discuss site selections 421.621
Corrections Facilities Siting Authority 421.623
Hearings in region where nominated site located 421.626
Notification to Governor 421.628
Effect of decision of Corrections Facilities Siting Authority 421.630
Judicial review 421.633
Lease of Milliron Road Site 421.635
Definitions for ORS 421.635 to 421.657 421.637
When department required to propose site 421.639
Exclusion of F. H. Dammasch State Hospital as department facility 421.641
Hearings in region where proposed site located 421.643
Notice to Governor regarding proposed site 421.645
Issuing permits necessary for construction and operation of facility 421.647
Review of decision relating to permits 421.649
Provision of public services 421.651
Prison Advisory Committee 421.653
Judicial review 421.655
Proceedings for review 421.657
Condemnation of property 421.670
Department disposal of sited property 421.805
Siting of branch institutions 421.990
Penalties

Current through early 2026

§ 421.609. New correctional facilities's source at oregon​.gov