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Deer Ridge Correctional Institution
General Information
Visiting Information
The first days at Deer Ridge
Commonly Requested Information
General Information
photo of minimum prison at Deer Ridge (Madras)
Deer Ridge Correctional Institution
Management:
Joe DeCamp, Acting Superintendent
Joe DeCamp, Asst. Supt. of General Services
Kevin Hormann, Asst. Supt. of Transitional Services
Richard Ackley, Asst. Supt. 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
 
 
Scope:
Deer Ridge Correctional Institution will be a men’s prison with 644 minimum security beds and 1,223 medium security beds
 
Timeline:
Completion of the minimum security facility is scheduled for February 2007 with inmates arriving to the facility in September 2007. Completion of the medium security facility is scheduled for February 2008.
 
Employment:
Upon completion, the facility is expected to employ between 400-500 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 three 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 estimated to be $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.
 

Visiting Information
Minimum Facility
7:15 am –10:15 am Sat, Sun, Holidays
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Sat, Sun, Holidays
7:00 pm – 9:30 pm Friday's only
 
Per rule, visitors are limited to one visiting session per day.  Inmates may request exceptions by sending an inmate communication form to Mr. Fritz indicating the date of the visit and the visitor's name.  It is recommended that Mr. Fritz receive the request at least 7 days prior to the visit.
 
Visiting Rule: OAR Div 127 Visiting (Inmate)
 
Detailed Deer Ridge Correctional Institution Visiting Information  (pdf)

 
Directions:
Driving North on Hwy 97 into Madras: You will drive through until you get to the second street light and turn right onto B Street.
 
Driving South on Hwy 97 into Madras: Pass the Safeway store going down the hill. Turn left at the second light onto B Street.
 
Once on B Street: Pass Jefferson County Middle School on your right as you go up the hill. Pass Juniper Park on your left at the top of the hill. Turn left at the “Deer Ridge Correctional Institute” sign and drive to the top of the hill. The DRCI Administration building will be on your left. The minimum-security facility is at the far end.
 
Click to see a map to DRCI
 

The first days at Deer Ridge
"The first days at Deer Ridge," a video by The Oregonian (9/15/2007)
 
http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1184397183

Commonly Requested Information
DOC Frequently Asked Questions

Visiting Rule:  OAR Div 127 Visiting (Inmate)

Mail Rule:  OAR Div 131 Mail (Inmate)

Inmate's Trust Account:  Posting Money to an Inmate's Account

 
Page updated: June 02, 2008

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