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Deer Ridge Correctional Institution
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Management:
Joe DeCamp, Superintendent
Kevin Hormann, Assistant Superintendent of Transitional Services
Richard Ackley, Assistant Superintendent of Security
Address:
3920 East Ashwood Road
Madras, Oregon 97741
Phone:
Information: (541) 325-5999
Contact Person:
Parrish VanWert
Public Information Officer
(541) 325-5212
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Scope:
Deer Ridge Correctional Institution is a men’s prison with 644 minimum security beds and 1,223 medium security beds
Timeline:
The minimum security facility began recieving inmates in September of 2007. The medium security facility is standing by to recieve inmates.
Employment:
When both the minimum and medium facilites are fully operational, the combined facilities are expected to employ between 400-450 people, with an estimated annual payroll of $22 million. For more information about employment, please go to: http://www.oregon.gov/DOC/HR/topic_drci.shtml
Size:
The facility is located about Four miles east of Madras. The department owns 453 acres, and about 200 acres will be used for the facility. The estimated square footage of the minimum is approximately 185,000 SF and the medium is approximately 400,000 SF.
Cost:
The total project cost is approximately $190 million, which includes construction, studies, design, property and easement purchases, and infrastructure improvements for public services.
Local Involvement:
A Prison Advisory Committee was appointed in 1997. Committee members represent a variety of interests within Jefferson County. The committee not only advises the Department of Corrections, but it promotes effective communication by sharing between the agency and the community.
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