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Since 2007 senior citizens in Malheur County, Oregon have been invited to attend a holiday luncheon at the Snake River Correctional Institution (SRCI) Minimum Facility in December.
The event is co-hosted by SRCI employees and adults in custody (AICs), and the Malheur Council on Aging & Community Services.
The event is held in the dining hall at the SRCI Minimum Facility. A choir of SRCI employees and AICs sing festive carols during the luncheon. The meal is prepared, paid for, and served by AICs.
For the past three years (2020 – 2022) the event had to change to a “grab & go” format due to COVID restrictions. This year, the 2023 luncheon will be back on-site at SRCI.
The luncheon will be held at the Snake River Correctional Institution Minimum Facility 777 Stanton Blvd. Ontario, OR 97914 on December 7, 2023, from 11:30 am – 12:30 pm. Arrive by 11:15 am. Once on-site follow the event direction signs.
For media attendance RSVP to Andrea Dominguez at Andrea.R.DOMINGUEZ@doc.oregon.gov by December 6, 2023. A list of equipment, tripods, batteries, microphones, cameras, writing materials, etc. is required.
SRCI is a multi-custody prison in Ontario, Oregon that houses approximately 3,000 adults in custody. SRCI has multiple special housing units including disciplinary segregation, intensive management, infirmary (with hospice) with 24-hour nursing care, and an administrative segregation unit. SRCI participates in prison industries with Oregon Corrections Enterprises including a contact center, laundry, and sign shop. SRCI specializes in incentive housing, specialized housing, individuals with mental health/medical vulnerabilities, education and trades programs, cognitive and parenting programs, and institution work programs. SRCI opened in 1991 and is the largest correctional institution in the state. For more information about the Oregon Department of Corrections visit Department of Corrections: Welcome Page: State of Oregon.
The Malheur Council on Aging & Community Services coordinates senior meals in the Western Treasure Valley communities of Ontario, Vale, and Nyssa, and they coordinate the Meals on Wheels program in those communities.
For more information about the Malheur Council on Aging & Community Services visit Home (mcoacs.org)
An Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) adult in custody, Robert Fort, died the evening of November 29, 2023. Fort was incarcerated at Two Rivers Correctional Institution (TRCI) in Umatilla and passed away at the facility. As with all in-custody deaths, the Oregon State Police have been notified, and the State Medical Examiner will determine cause of death.
Fort entered DOC custody on February 5, 1991, from Deschutes County with a life sentence. Fort was 63 years old.
DOC takes all in-custody deaths seriously. The agency is responsible for the care and custody of 12,000 individuals who are incarcerated in 12 institutions across the state. While crime information is public record, DOC elects to disclose only upon request out of respect for any family or victims.
TRCI is a multi-custody prison in Umatilla that houses approximately 1,800 adults in custody. TRCI participates in prison industries with Oregon Corrections Enterprises including institution and industrial laundry, mattress manufacturing, and sewing. Other institution work programs include reparation and cleaning of irrigation ditches, maintenance of local baseball fields, and work with local cities and the Hermiston School District. The facility provides a range of correctional programs and services including education, religious services, and behavioral health services. TRCI opened in 2000.
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An Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) adult in custody, Raymond M. Scharick, died the morning of November 14, 2023. Scharick was incarcerated at Two Rivers Correctional Institution (TRCI) in Umatilla and passed away at the facility. As with all in-custody deaths, the Oregon State Police have been notified, and the State Medical Examiner will determine cause of death.
Scharick entered DOC custody on September 16, 2014, from Crook County with a release date of September 21, 2026. Scharick was 73 years old. Next of kin has been notified.
DOC takes all in-custody deaths seriously. The agency is responsible for the care and custody of 12,000 individuals who are incarcerated in 12 institutions across the state. While crime information is public record, DOC elects to disclose only upon request out of respect for any family or victims.
TRCI is a multi-custody prison in Umatilla that houses approximately 1,800 adults in custody. TRCI participates in prison industries with Oregon Corrections Enterprises including institution and industrial laundry, mattress manufacturing, and sewing. Other institution work programs include reparation and cleaning of irrigation ditches, maintenance of local baseball fields, and work with local cities and the Hermiston School District. The facility provides a range of correctional programs and services including education, religious services, and behavioral health services. TRCI opened in 2000.
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An Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) adult in custody, Billroy Durham, passed away the evening of November 12, 2023. Durham was incarcerated at Santiam Correctional Institution (SCI) in Salem and passed away at a local hospital. As with all in-custody deaths, the Oregon State Police have been notified, and the State Medical Examiner will determine cause of death.
Durham entered DOC custody on August 11, 2015, from Lane County, with an earliest release date of July 2, 2024. Durham was 44 years old. Next of kin has been notified.
DOC takes all in-custody deaths seriously. The agency is responsible for the care and custody of approximately 12,000 individuals who are incarcerated in 12 institutions across the state. While crime information is public record, DOC elects to disclose only upon request out of respect for any family or victims.
SCI is a minimum-security prison in Salem that houses approximately 440 adults in custody who are within four years of release. The facility concentrates on work opportunities, most of which are in the form of work crews contracting with state agencies, local organizations, and private industries within a 60-mile radius of Salem. SCI provides a range of other correctional programs and services including education, transition programs, and religious services. The building that is now SCI was constructed in 1946 and was originally used as an annex to the Oregon State Hospital for mental health patients. Over the years it was used for a variety of correctional purposes until, in 1990, it opened as SCI.