Department of Corrections

In 2018 there were close to 15,000 people serving time in prisons across the state, according to the Oregon Department of Corrections. As of last month…

The Oregon State Hospital in Junction City could be axed as part of Governor Brown’s broad budget cuts. But as KLCC’s Brian Bull reports, a state lawmaker…

Oregon’s Department of Corrections has decided not to ask the state for funds to open a new women’s prison. Oregon only has one facility for women, and…