Location in the United States Location in Oregon | |
Location | Salem, Oregon, U.S. 44°55′55″N 123°00′18″W / 44.932°N 123.005°W |
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Status | Operational |
Security class | maximum, male |
Capacity | 2,194[1] |
Opened | Salem: 1866 Portland: 1851–1866 |
Managed by | Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) |
Warden | Corey Fhuere[1] |
Street address | 2605 State Street |
City | Salem |
County | Marion |
State/province | Oregon |
ZIP Code | 97301 |
Country | United States |
Website | www |
Oregon State Penitentiary (OSP), also known as Oregon State Prison, is a maximum security prison in the northwest United States in Salem, Oregon. Originally opened in Portland 173 years ago in 1851, it relocated to Salem fifteen years later. The 2,242-capacity prison is the oldest in the state; the all-male facility is operated by the Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC). OSP contains an intensive management wing, which is being transformed into a psychiatric facility for mentally ill prisoners throughout Oregon.