Originally published on February 1, 2021 3:41 pm
Oregon’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission and the Oregon Department of Corrections have entered into a new agreement to continue providing inmates with educational programming through community colleges across the state.
This comes after uncertainty last October when the Oregon DOC said it would be cutting ties with the six community colleges it contracts with. ODOC said at the time that was a move to bring its adult education programming in-house. Corrections officials had said it would help address the agency’s budget shortfall and an inconsistency of services they said the department was receiving through the current contracts.
Oregon prisons report 41 deaths, 3,333 COVID-19 cases to date Salem Statesman Journal UP NEXT
The Oregon Department of Corrections has so far reported 41 deaths and 3,333 positive cases of COVID-19 among incarcerated individuals.
It has had 794 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among staff.
Here is a breakdown by location as of Jan. 27 of total positive cases:
Coffee Creek Correctional Facility: 219 inmates; 39 staff.
Coffee Creek Intake Center: 70 inmates; 12 staff.
Columbia River Correctional Institution: 245 inmates; 24 staff.
Deer Ridge Correctional Institution: 273 inmates; 43 staff.
Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution: 458 inmates; 74 staff.
Mill Creek Correctional Facility: 35 inmates; 15 staff.
Oregon State Correctional Institution: 244 inmates; 36 staff.
Oregon State Penitentiary: 385 inmates; 122 staff.
Coos County commissioners hope to save Shutter Creek
Coos County Commissioner Melissa Cribbins said the closure is going to leave a huge dent in the community.
Posted: Jan 19, 2021 6:10 PM
Posted By: Evita Garza
NORTH BEND, Ore. – Members of the Coos County Board of Commissioners are still trying to figure out their next steps as the state prepares to shut down Shutter Creek Correctional Institution for good.
Gov. Kate Brown said they plan to shut down three facilities in 2022, which will save the state more than $44 million.
The governor said she believes the money could be better invested elsewhere, such as early childhood education. On Friday, Brown said she took unilateral action and directed the Department of Corrections to close the three facilities.