Oregon DOC highlights $823M deferred maintenance, asks for capital, feasibility funds and IT modernization

The Department of Corrections told the Public Safety Subcommittee on March 12 that its Administrative Services Division faces large deferred‑maintenance and technology shortfalls and requested near‑term planning and capital funds to address them.

DOC officials presented a facilities assessment that identified approximately $626 million in priority‑1 deferred maintenance items — defined in the presentation as critical to health and safety and likely to cause rapid deterioration — and an estimated $823 million in total deferred maintenance from a 2023 analysis of the prior full assessment. The department said a new, statewide facility conditions assessment will begin in 2025.

Administrative Services provided the committee with a breakdown of operating and capital needs. The division's budget was presented as $181.1 million in the Administrative Services portfolio (including about $84.2 million in general funds and $96.9 million in other funds). DOC said it is requesting $70.6 million to address 11 categories of capital repairs (roofs, HVAC, plumbing,…