Governor decides against shutting down Lakeview prison, Representative says
Governor Kate Brown reportedly told stakeholders on Tuesday that she has decided not to shut down Warner Creek Correctional Facility in Lakeview as planned.
Posted: May 11, 2021 3:52 PM
Posted By: Jamie Parfitt
LAKEVIEW, Ore. — Governor Kate Brown has decided not to shut down Warner Creek Correctional Facility in Lakeview, state Representative E. Werner Reschke said on Tuesday.
In January, Brown announced that she had directed the Oregon Department of Corrections to shut down three state prisons — Mill Creek Correctional Facility in Salem, Shutter Creek Correctional Institution in North Bend, and Warner Creek.