Just the Facts: Oregon’s Prison System, June 2008
Number of prisons in Oregon as of June 1, 2008 14
Number of prisoners* 13,589
Number of men in Oregon state prisons* 12,521
Number of women in Oregon state prisons* 1,068
Percent of Oregon state prisoners who are Black* 9.5%
Percent of Oregon population estimated by census to be Black* 1.9%
Number of Oregon state prisoners with a documented substance abuse problem* 10, 097
Average cost per prisoner per day estimated by Department of Corrections $78
Number of prison beds in Oregon’s newest prison in Madras 1,867
Estimated cost of Madras prison $190 million
Number of beds planned for Oregon’s newest prison in Junction City 1,794
Estimated cost for construction of new Junction City prison $350 million
Budget for corrections in current state budget: $1.3 billion
Average cost per day Oregon pays for corrections system $1.7 million
Average percent of state general fund spending on corrections 6.8%
Percent of Oregon state general fund dollars spent on corrections 10.7%
Ranking of Oregon in state general fund spending on corrections (as a percent of the general fund) #1
* on June 1, 2008
Sources:
Oregon Department of Corrections website, including http://www.oregon.gov/DOC/RESRCH/docs/inmate_profile_200806.pdf
Pew Center report, One in 100: Behind Bars in America 2008
This article was originally printed in the Summer 2008 issue of Justice Matters
