Mill Creek Correctional Facility

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Mill Creek Correctional Facility
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Location in Oregon
Location Salem, Oregon, United States
Coordinates 44°52′34″N122°58′26″W / 44.87611°N 122.97389°W / 44.87611; -122.97389 Coordinates: 44°52′34″N122°58′26″W / 44.87611°N 122.97389°W / 44.87611; -122.97389
Security classMinimum security
Capacity0
ClosedJune 30, 2021
Managed by Oregon Department of Corrections
CitySalem
State/provinceOregon

Mill Creek Correctional Facility (MCCF) was a minimum-security prison located five miles southeast of Salem on 2,089 acres. The facility was a minimum-security work camp providing AIC labor to the Oregon Department of Corrections, other state and local agencies, and private industries throughout the Willamette Valley.  

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MCCF officially closed on June 30, 2021 as part of Governor Brown's sentencing reform efforts.

History

The Mill Creek facility was built on the site of the former Oregon State Training School, a reform school for boys. [1] In August 2014, an inmate escaped from the minimum security facility. [2]

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References

  1. "Department of Corrections Records Guide: Agency History > Current Organization > Institutions > Santiam/Mill Creek". Oregon State Archives . Retrieved 2012-02-18.
  2. Young, Molly (August 9, 2014). "Inmate escapes Salem-area prison, search continues". The Oregonian. Retrieved 10 August 2014.