Death Row Housing Policy and Definitions for Classification of Inmates

It is the long-standing policy and practice of the Department to house inmates with a sentence of death separately from the general inmate population in a death row housing unit or death row status cell due to the unique security and management concerns presented by these inmates. These rule amendments are necessary for the department to clarify that its policy in this area includes all inmates in a DOC institution with a sentence of death, including inmates with a death sentence from another state or jurisdiction.

Effective: 4/15/13

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Earned Time Credit for Inmates

These rule amendments clarify changes made to ORS 421.121. This statute was amended to further restrict inmates from 30% earned time based on the crime of conviction as well as prior criminal history. Furthermore, it provides a sunset to the earned time for crimes committed on or before 6/20/13.

Effective: 6/1/13

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