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Oregon DOC calls for replacement of Oregon State Penitentiary, cites more than $110 million in deferred maintenance
Summary
The Oregon Department of Corrections told the Public Safety Subcommittee that Oregon State Penitentiary’s century‑old infrastructure requires replacement or extensive retrofit; DOC estimates deferred maintenance and seismic needs exceed $110 million and replacement planning should begin with feasibility work.
Tom Martin, assistant director for Administrative Services at the Oregon Department of Corrections, told the Public Safety Subcommittee on May 6 that the Oregon State Penitentiary (OSP) campus has many buildings more than 100 years old and is no longer fit for current corrections programming or ADA‑compliant care.
"Many of the main structures on the OSP campus are over a hundred years of age and were not designed for the populations we serve today," Tom Martin said, describing fire‑suppression, HVAC, elevator and boiler failures and plumbing breaks that have produced costly emergency repairs.
The nut graf: DOC said deferred maintenance, seismic retrofit and HVAC upgrades at OSP exceed $110…
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