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| Location | Pendleton, Oregon, United States 45°40′17″N 118°49′02″W / 45.6715°N 118.8171°W |
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| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Medium (male) |
| Capacity | 1,600 inmates |
| Opened | 1985 |
| Managed by | Oregon Department of Corrections |
| Warden | David Pedro |
| City | Pendleton |
| State/province | Oregon |
| Website | https://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.