Title 34, Human Services; Juvenile Code; Corrections

(1) The Corrections Ombudsman shall be a person of recognized judgment, objectivity and integrity who is qualified by training and experience to analyze problems of law enforcement, corrections administration and public policy. (2) No person while serving as Corrections Ombudsman…

The Corrections Ombudsman shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor for a term of four years. The Corrections Ombudsman may be reappointed for additional terms. [1977 c.378 §3]

The Corrections Ombudsman may appoint a Deputy Ombudsman and any other subordinate officers and employees necessary to the performance of the duties of the ombudsman and shall prescribe their duties and fix their compensation. [1977 c.378 §4]

The Corrections Ombudsman shall have the power: (1) To investigate, on complaint or on the ombudsman’s own motion, any action by the Department of Corrections or any employee thereof without regard to its finality; (2) To adopt rules required for the discharge of the duties of of…

(1) The Corrections Ombudsman shall investigate, on complaint or on the ombudsman’s own motion, any corrections action that is or is alleged to be: (a) Contrary to or inconsistent with law or Department of Corrections practice; (b) Based on mistaken facts or irrelevant considerat…

The Corrections Ombudsman shall: (1) Give priority to investigating administrative actions that are not otherwise reviewable by either administrative or judicial action; (2) Treat confidentially all matters and the identities of the complainants or witnesses coming before the omb…

(1) After investigation of any action, the Corrections Ombudsman shall state the recommendations and reasons if, in the ombudsman’s opinion, the Department of Corrections or any employee thereof should: (a) Consider the matter further; (b) Modify or cancel any action; (c) Alter a…

(1) A letter to the Corrections Ombudsman from a person held in custody, including by detention, incarceration and hospitalization, by the Department of Corrections shall be forwarded immediately, unopened, to the Corrections Ombudsman. A letter from the Corrections Ombudsman to …

(1) Any person required to testify under ORS 423.400 to 423.450 shall be accorded the same privileges and immunities, receive the same fees and mileage and be subject to the same penalties provided in ORS 183.440. (2) The fees and mileage shall be paid by warrant upon the State T…

If any person willfully obstructs or hinders the proper and lawful exercise of the Corrections Ombudsman’s powers, or willfully misleads or attempts to mislead the Corrections Ombudsman in inquiries under ORS 423.400 to 423.450, the judge of the Circuit Court for Marion County, o…

The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that: (1) Passage by the voters of chapter 2, Oregon Laws 1995, has created mandatory minimum penalties for certain violent offenses, and the probable effect thereof will be a significant increase in the demands placed on state secure f…

(1) The Department of Corrections shall: (a) Operate prisons for offenders sentenced to terms of incarceration for more than 12 months; (b) Provide central information and data services sufficient to: (A) Allow tracking of offenders; and (B) Permit analysis of correlations betwee…

The Department of Corrections, in consultation with county community corrections agencies, community members, including persons currently or formerly under supervision, and organizations that provide culturally specific services, shall adopt rules for standards concerning the loc…

(1)(a) The baseline funding for biennia beginning after June 30, 1999, is the current service level for the expenses of providing management, support services, supervision and sanctions for offenders described in ORS 423.478 (2). At a minimum, each biennium’s appropriation must b…

(1) Beginning in 2012, and every six years thereafter, the Department of Corrections shall conduct a study to determine the actual costs incurred by each county of providing management, support services, supervision and sanctions for offenders described in ORS 423.478 (2). (2) Th…

(1) The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that: (a) In November of 2010, the voters enacted ORS 813.011, which directed the state to fully reimburse counties for the costs of incarcerating persons sentenced under ORS 813.011, including the costs of pretrial incarceration. (…

(1) During the intake process, each county shall conduct a national criminal history check on every person incarcerated in the county correctional facility. (2) The county shall develop policies and procedures to ensure that the results of the national criminal history check are …

As used in ORS 423.500 to 423.560, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Director” means the Director of the Department of Corrections. (2) “Department” means the Department of Corrections. (3) “Plan” means the biennial community corrections plan required by ORS 423.535. [1…

Because counties are in the best position for the management, oversight and administration of local criminal justice matters and for determining local resource priorities, it is declared to be the legislative policy of this state to establish an ongoing partnership between the st…

The Department of Corrections shall make grants to assist counties in the implementation and operation of community corrections programs including, but not limited to, preventive or diversionary correctional programs, probation, parole, work release and local correctional facilit…

(1) A county, group of counties or intergovernmental corrections entity shall apply to the Director of the Department of Corrections in a manner and form prescribed by the director for funding made available under ORS 423.500 to 423.560. The application shall include a community …

(1) Financial grants for community corrections pursuant to ORS 423.500 to 423.560 consist of the Grant-in-Aid Program. The Grant-in-Aid Program consists of moneys appropriated to the Department of Corrections for the purposes of management, support services and supervision of off…

(1) Prior to receiving funds, the county shall have a biennial community corrections plan. (2) The county and the Department of Corrections shall enter into an intergovernmental agreement referring to the plan. (3) The county may contract with public or private agencies including…

The Director of the Department of Corrections shall biennially review a county’s compliance with the intergovernmental agreement under ORS 423.500 to 423.560. A county must substantially comply with the provisions of its community corrections intergovernmental agreement and plan …

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 236.605 to 236.640, all state positions in the state community corrections branch of the Department of Corrections, the funding for which is transferred to counties, are abolished on January 1, 1997. Counties have sole discretion in the development of meth…

The Department of Corrections shall establish and operate, with the cooperation and participation of county community corrections agencies, a statewide evaluation and information system to monitor the effectiveness of correctional services provided to criminal offenders under ORS…

(1) As used in this section, “recidivism” means the arrest, conviction or incarceration of a person who has previously been convicted of a crime, if the arrest, conviction or incarceration is for a new crime and occurs: (a) Three years or less after the date the person was convic…

(1) The board of county commissioners of a county shall convene a local public safety coordinating council. The council shall include, but need not be limited to: (a) A police chief selected by the police chiefs in the county; (b) The sheriff of the county or, if two or more coun…

In addition to the duties assigned to it under ORS 423.560, the local public safety coordinating council convened by the board of commissioners shall, at a minimum: (1) Develop and recommend to the county board of commissioners the plan for use of state resources to serve the loc…

(1) The board or boards of county commissioners that have convened a local public safety coordinating council shall publish an annual summary of program, service or budget changes made in response to the recommendations of the local public safety coordinating council described in…

The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that: (1) Restorative justice programs, including facilitated dialogues and responsibility letter banks, can promote justice and healing for crime victims and survivors and can aid adults in custody in the process of rehabilitation; (2)…

As used in ORS 423.600 to 423.610, “facilitated dialogue and responsibility letter bank program communications” means all communications by a victim, survivor or adult in custody, or by a program facilitator, advisory committee member or staff person, that are made in the course …

(1) Facilitated dialogue and responsibility letter bank program facilitators, advisory committee members and staff persons shall not be compelled to testify or produce evidence in any judicial or administrative proceeding with respect to any facilitated dialogue or responsibility…

The Department of Corrections shall adopt rules to carry out the provisions of ORS 423.600 to 423.610. [2017 c.114 §4] CHAPTERS 424 AND 425 [Reserved for expansion] _______________