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The former site of Shutter Creek Correctional Institution has been transferred to the Oregon Department of State Lands for use as the headquarters of the Elliott State Research Forest, state
State officials said they have secured the former site of Shutter Creek Correctional Institution for the headquarters of the Elliott State Research Forest.
Gov. Kate Brown is using her executive authority to close three Oregon prisons, a move her office said would save the state more than $44 million dollars.
COOS COUNTY, Ore. —A Coos County prison that’s slated to close in January, has many people in the community still fighting to keep it open. The Shutter Creek Correctional Facility is one of 3 facilities that Governor Brown slated to close due to budget concerns. Shutter Creek employees, County Commissioners, and community members are all coming together to keep it open. In a virtual meeting, they plan to plead with the governor to keep it open. State Representative Boomer Wright says the financial impact of the prison on the Coos County community, is immense. “The total employment and ...
So far, the Lane County Public volunteer force has helped distribute about 115,500 doses to people in Lane County.