Mill Creek Correctional Facility
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  Location in Oregon | |
| Location | Salem, Oregon, United States |
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| Coordinates | 44°52′34″N 122°58′26″W / 44.87611°N 122.97389°WCoordinates: 44°52′34″N 122°58′26″W / 44.87611°N 122.97389°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Minimum security |
| Managed by | Oregon Department of Corrections |
| Warden | Jeff Premo [1] |
Mill Creek Correctional Facility is a minimum-security prison in the southeast part of Salem, Oregon, United States. It is five miles southeast of downtown Salem near Turner. It is run by the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC). It is also a working farm.[2]
History
The Mill Creek facility was built on the site of the former Oregon State Training School, a reform school for boys.[2] In August 2014, an inmate escaped from the minimum security facility.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.oregon.gov/DOC/OPS/PRISON/pages/mccf.aspx Retrieved on May 18, 2016.
- 1 2 "Department of Corrections Records Guide: Agency History > Current Organization > Institutions > Santiam/Mill Creek". Oregon State Archives. Archived from the original on 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
- ↑ Young, Molly (August 9, 2014). "Inmate escapes Salem-area prison, search continues". The Oregonian. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
External links
- Mill Creek Correctional Facility website at DOC at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2004-10-23)
- History of Oregon's reform schools from Salem Public Library
- Historic image of the Oregon State Training School from Salem Public Library
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