Oregon State Correctional Institution


Oregon State Correctional Institution is a medium security men's prison located three miles east of Salem, Oregon, United States. It is operated by the Oregon Department of Corrections. The prison was established by an act of the Oregon State Legislature in 1955 and opened in 1959. OSCI typically houses younger inmates, including young adults who began their sentence in a youth detention center.
Inmates at OSCI are permitted to work in its print shop and mail room, and provide telephone services for the Oregon DMV. Inmates may also access education programs, drug and alcohol treatment, and mental health treatment.
, OSCI has a maximum capacity of 888 inmates, with approximately 350 beds designated for transitional release inmates who go through programs intended to prepare them for release to the community.
Following the promotion of Superintendent Josh Highberger to ODOC Assistant Director of Operations, the current Superintendent of OSCI is named Jeremy Wagner.

History

OSCI held its first LGBT Pride event in June 2024.

Facility and programs

*Note* the Japanese Healing Garden was described here, but this is the wrong prison so that section was deleted. The Japanese Healing Garden from references below is located at the Oregon State Penitentiary.
Programs available to Adults-in-Custody include: