Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution

Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution
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LocationPendleton, Oregon, United States
45°40′17″N 118°49′02″W / 45.6715°N 118.8171°W / 45.6715; -118.8171
StatusOperational
Security classMedium (male)
Capacity1,600 inmates
Opened1985
Managed byOregon Department of Corrections
WardenSue Washburn
CityPendleton
State/provinceOregon
Websitehttps://www.oregon.gov/doc/about/Pages/prison-locations.aspx

The Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution is one of 14 state prisons in Oregon, United States. The prison is located in Pendleton, Oregon. The facility was originally built in 1912 as the Eastern Oregon State Hospital, a hospital for long-term mental patients, but was converted into a prison in 1983. In addition to providing confinement housing, food service, and medical care, the correctional facility offers education, vocational training, and work opportunities within the prison. Inmates at the Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution produce Prison Blues garments, an internationally marketed clothing line.


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