Mill Creek Correctional Facility

Mill Creek Correctional Facility
Location Salem, Oregon, United States
44°52′34″N 122°58′26″W / 44.87611°N 122.97389°W / 44.87611; -122.97389Coordinates: 44°52′34″N 122°58′26″W / 44.87611°N 122.97389°W / 44.87611; -122.97389
Status Operational
Security class Minimum security
Managed by Oregon Department of Corrections

Mill Creek Correctional Facility is a minimum-security prison in the southeast part of Salem, Oregon, United States. It is five miles southeast of downtown Salem near Turner. It is run by the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC). It is also a working farm.[1]

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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