Oregon State Penitentiary

Oregon State Penitentiary
OSP in April 2008
Salem is located in the United States
Salem
Salem
Location in the United States
Salem is located in Oregon
Salem
Salem
Location in Oregon
LocationSalem, Oregon, U.S.
44°55′55″N 123°00′18″W / 44.932°N 123.005°W / 44.932; -123.005
StatusOperational
Security classmaximum, male
Capacity2,194[1]
OpenedSalem: 1866; 158 years ago (1866)
Portland: 1851–1866
Managed byOregon Department of Corrections (ODOC)
WardenCorey Fhuere[1]
Street address2605 State Street
CitySalem
CountyMarion
State/provinceOregon
ZIP Code97301
CountryUnited States
Websitewww.oregon.gov/DOC/OPS/PRISON/Pages/osp.aspx

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.

  1. ^ a b "Issue Brief: Oregon State Penitentiary" (PDF). DOC Operations Division: Prison Oregon State Penitentiary. DOC Operations Division: Prison. September 20, 2014. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 28, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2015.