As used in ORS 144.410 to 144.525, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) “Director” means the Director of the Department of Corrections.
(2) “Department” means the Department of Corrections.
(3) “Department of Corrections institutions” has the meaning found in ORS 421.005. [1965 c.463 §1; 1969 c.597 §120; 1973 c.836 §302; 1987 c.320 §67]