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Deer Ridge Correctional Institution
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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.
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