ORS 421.170
Enrollment of adult in custody in work release program


The superintendent of the Department of Corrections institution in which an adult in custody is confined may recommend to the Director of the Department of Corrections that an adult in custody in the Department of Corrections institution be enrolled in the work release program established under ORS 144.420 (Department of Corrections to administer work release program). If the adult in custody has not served at least one-fourth of the maximum term of the sentence, the superintendent must, prior to making a recommendation, consider the original recommendation, if any, of the sentencing court. [1965 c.463 §6; 1969 c.502 §14; 1987 c.320 §176; 2019 c.213 §75]
Note: Sections 1 to 3, chapter 543, Oregon Laws 2021, provide:
Sec. 1. Task Force on Corrections Medical Care; report to legislature. (1) The Task Force on Corrections Medical Care is established.

(2)

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(a)

The task force consists of 11 members appointed as follows:

(A)

The Governor shall appoint five members with the following qualifications:
(i)
At least one member must be a substance use disorder or mental health care clinician.
(ii)
At least one member must be a primary care clinician who serves Medicaid patients.
(iii)
At least two members must have been adults in custody, or family members of adults in custody, who received medical care while in the custody of the Department of Corrections.

(B)

The President of the Senate shall appoint two members from among members of the Senate.

(C)

The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint two members from among members of the House of Representatives.

(D)

The Director of the Department of Corrections shall appoint two members representing the medical staff of the department.

(b)

The Corrections Ombudsman as described in ORS 423.400 (Office established) shall serve as an ex officio nonvoting member of the task force and is not considered a member for the purposes of this subsection.

(3)

The task force shall:

(a)

Conduct a review of the process by which adults in Department of Corrections custody file grievances concerning access to and the provision of medical care to determine the level of accountability and transparency the process provides to adults in custody and the interests of the state and whether the process conforms with the right of adults in custody to community-level medical care.

(b)

Conduct a review of the current medical care standards of care in the department to determine whether the standards align with the right of adults in custody to community-level medical care. The report resulting from the review must include a recommended prioritized list of medical care, including mental and oral health and similar to the Medicaid prioritization list, that meets community standards. The report must further include the recommendation of meaningful access timelines for each type of care that must be equitably available to all adults in custody in all department facilities.

(c)

Review timelines and goals for the adoption of an electronic health records system by the department. The task force shall review the current adoption timeline and process to ensure appropriate goals, timelines and outcomes are being achieved, with the priority being expedited adoption of the platform most able to improve continuity of care with community practitioners, the seamless sharing of records and the ability for outcomes and services to be reported to the public.

(4)

A majority of the voting members of the task force constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.

(5)

Official action by the task force requires the approval of a majority of the voting members of the task force.

(6)

The task force shall elect one of its members to serve as chairperson.

(7)

If there is a vacancy for any cause, the appointing authority shall make an appointment to become immediately effective.

(8)

The task force shall meet at times and places specified by the call of the chairperson or of a majority of the voting members of the task force.

(9)

The task force may adopt rules necessary for the operation of the task force.

(10)

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(a)

The task force shall submit a report in the manner provided by ORS 192.245 (Form of report to legislature), and may include recommendations for legislation, to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health and the judiciary no later than September 15, 2022.

(b)

No later than September 15, 2022, the task force shall provide the recommendations described in subsection (3)(b) of this section to the Department of Corrections, and the department shall publish the recommendations on the website of the department.

(11)

The Legislative Policy and Research Director shall provide staff support to the task force.

(12)

Members of the Legislative Assembly appointed to the task force are nonvoting members of the task force and may act in an advisory capacity only.

(13)

Members of the task force who are not members of the Legislative Assembly are not entitled to compensation or reimbursement for expenses and serve as volunteers on the task force.

(14)

All agencies of state government, as defined in ORS 174.111 (“State government” defined), are directed to assist the task force in the performance of the duties of the task force and, to the extent permitted by laws relating to confidentiality, to furnish information and advice the members of the task force consider necessary to perform their duties. [2021 c.543 §1]
Sec. 2. Department report to legislature on medical care. (1) Beginning no later than December 31, 2021, and every six months thereafter, the Department of Corrections shall report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary and health care, in the manner provided under ORS 192.245 (Form of report to legislature), the following information:

(a)

Progress on the adoption of an electronic health records system;

(b)

The number of grievances filed by adults in custody concerning the provision of medical care;

(c)

The medical services available to adults in custody within department facilities; and

(d)

If applicable, the progress and impact of a department program that assigns health care navigators to adults in custody.

(2)

No later than December 31, 2022, the Department of Corrections, in consultation with the Oregon Health Authority, shall report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary and health care, in the manner provided under ORS 192.245 (Form of report to legislature), health outcomes concerning all adults in the custody of the department, including health trends and any information the department determines relevant to the effectiveness of the work of the Task Force on Corrections Medical Care described in section 1 of this 2021 Act and, if applicable, any department program in which health care navigators are assigned to adults in custody. [2021 c.543 §2]
Sec. 3. Sections 1 and 2 of this 2021 Act are repealed on June 30, 2023. [2021 c.543 §3]
Note: Sections 1 and 4, chapter 830, Oregon Laws 2015, provide:
Sec. 1. Family Sentencing Alternative Pilot Program; rules. (1) The Department of Corrections, in partnership with the circuit court and county community corrections agencies of participating counties and the Department of Human Services, shall establish the Family Sentencing Alternative Pilot Program.

(2)

A defendant is eligible for the Family Sentencing Alternative Pilot Program if:

(a)

The defendant’s presumptive sentence under the sentencing guidelines of the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission is a term of imprisonment in the legal and physical custody of the Department of Corrections of at least one year;

(b)

The defendant is not currently being sentenced for:

(A)

A person felony as defined in the rules of the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission;

(B)

A sex crime as defined in ORS 163A.005 (Definitions for ORS 163A.005 to 163A.235); or

(C)

An offense requiring a specified sentence under ORS 137.635 (Determinate sentences required for certain felony convictions), 137.700 (Offenses requiring imposition of mandatory minimum sentences), 137.707 (Mandatory minimum sentences for certain juvenile offenders waived to adult court), 164.061 (Sentence for aggravated theft in the first degree when victim 65 years of age or older), 475.907 (Sentencing for unlawful delivery of cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin or ecstasy to minors), 475.925 (Sentences for certain controlled substance offenses), 475.930 (Imposition of sentence under ORS 164.061, 475.907, 475.924 and 475.925) or 813.011 (Felony driving under the influence of intoxicants); and

(c)

The defendant is pregnant at the time of sentencing, or is the parent or legal guardian of a minor child and at the time of the offense or sentencing had physical custody of the child.

(3)

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(a)

If the defendant meets the eligibility requirements described in subsection (2) of this section and is eligible for a downward dispositional departure under the rules of the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission, the court may order that the defendant sign a release authorizing the Department of Human Services to provide the community corrections agency with written confirmation of, and consultation concerning, any open or current juvenile dependency proceeding or any prior substantiated allegation of abuse or neglect involving the defendant and a minor child.

(b)

The court may consider eligibility in the Family Sentencing Alternative Pilot Program as a mitigating factor when determining whether to sentence the defendant to probation, with a requirement that the defendant participate in the program as a condition of probation, as a downward dispositional departure under the rules of the commission.

(4)

After receipt of the information described in subsection (3) of this section, the community corrections agency, in consultation with the Department of Human Services, shall determine if the Family Sentencing Alternative Pilot Program is an appropriate program for the defendant and, if the program is appropriate and the defendant is sentenced to a term of probation, require participation in the program for the first 12 months of the probationary sentence. In addition to the conditions of probation ordered under ORS 137.540 (Conditions of probation), the defendant may be required to comply with any additional conditions related to the program, including but not limited to:

(a)

Geographical restrictions, including house arrest and electronic surveillance;

(b)

Participation in vocational training; and

(c)

Completion of:

(A)

Parenting skills classes;

(B)

Drug or alcohol treatment;

(C)

Mental health treatment; or

(D)

Life skills classes.

(5)

The Department of Human Services and community corrections agencies shall cooperate with the Department of Corrections in implementing the Family Sentencing Alternative Pilot Program described in this section.

(6)

The Department of Human Services and the Department of Corrections shall jointly submit a report concerning the Family Sentencing Alternative Pilot Program, which must include program outcomes and data related to the efficacy of the program, and which may include recommendations for legislation in the manner provided by ORS 192.245 (Form of report to legislature), to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary no later than January 1 of each year.

(7)

The Department of Corrections shall establish a process for selecting counties to participate in the Family Sentencing Alternative Pilot Program.

(8)

The Department of Corrections and the Department of Human Services may adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this section. [2015 c.830 §1; 2017 c.673 §2]
Sec. 4. Section 1 of this 2015 Act is repealed on July 1, 2025. [2015 c.830 §4]

Source: Section 421.170 — Enrollment of adult in custody in work release program, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors421.­html.

421.005
Definitions
421.068
Use of revenue from certain sources
421.069
Report to legislature following audit of women’s correctional facility
421.073
Housing of Adults in Custody from Other Jurisdictions Account
421.076
Telephone service provider contracts
421.081
Correctional education system
421.084
Adult basic skills development program
421.085
Experimentation on adults in custody prohibited
421.105
Enforcement of rules
421.107
Use of dog for cell extraction prohibited
421.113
Provision of immunization against influenza virus
421.120
Reduction in term of sentence
421.121
Reduction in term of incarceration
421.122
Status of time enrolled in work release
421.125
Clothing, money and documents upon release
421.132
Department fees for service of process and other documents
421.137
Labeling of goods made in hobby and recreation programs
421.142
Manufacture and sale of handiwork
421.145
Disposition of moneys obtained from sale of products of labor of adult in custody
421.147
Disposition of unclaimed or abandoned tangible property of adults in custody
421.150
Custody of federal prisoners
421.155
Dangerous offenders to be observed and treated
421.160
Written report concerning conduct of dangerous offenders
421.166
Emergency leave
421.168
Transitional leave
421.170
Enrollment of adult in custody in work release program
421.180
Disciplinary procedures
421.185
Assistance and representation in disciplinary procedures
421.190
Admissible evidence at disciplinary hearing
421.194
Disciplinary orders not subject to judicial review
421.205
Contracts with federal government, other states or counties, or other agencies for detention and care of adults in custody
421.210
Transfer of adults in custody to contract institutions
421.213
Records of transfer
421.215
Procurement of transferred adults in custody when required for judicial proceedings
421.220
Return of transferred adults in custody
421.225
Expenses of superintendents
421.229
Transfer of foreign adults in custody
421.245
Interstate Corrections Compact
421.250
Powers of Governor
421.254
Priority of corrections compacts
421.282
Definitions for ORS 421.282 to 421.294
421.284
Western Interstate Corrections Compact
421.286
Commitments or transfers of inmates to institution in another state
421.288
Enforcing and administering compact
421.290
Hearings by director
421.292
Hearings in another state
421.294
Contracts to implement compact
421.296
Interstate Forest Fire Suppression Compact
421.297
Powers of Governor
421.298
Duties of State Forester
421.305
Establishment of industries in institutions
421.312
Contracts with federal government for producing goods or furnishing services of adults in custody during national emergency authorized
421.344
Creation of Oregon Corrections Enterprises as semi-independent agency
421.347
Advisory council
421.349
Advisory committee
421.352
Applicability of certain statutes to Oregon Corrections Enterprises
421.354
Authority of Oregon Corrections Enterprises
421.357
Limitation on amount agency may charge Oregon Corrections Enterprises
421.359
Disposition of income and revenues
421.362
Continuation of employment of certain Department of Corrections employees
421.364
Provision of legal services to Oregon Corrections Enterprises
421.367
Report to Governor and Legislative Assembly
421.405
Use of labor of adults in custody for benefit of officials prohibited
421.412
Use of labor of adults in custody in acquisition of crops to be consumed in state institutions
421.420
Use of labor of adults in custody to clear unimproved land
421.423
Use of labor of adults in custody for electrical or plumbing work
421.437
Compensation of adults in custody
421.438
Authority to enter into contracts concerning certain operations and programs
421.442
Creation of accounts and subaccounts relating to prison work and on-the-job training programs
421.444
Intellectual property
421.445
Supervision of adults in custody in Department of Corrections or Oregon Corrections Enterprises program
421.450
Definitions for ORS 421.455 to 421.480
421.455
Forest work camps
421.465
Transfer of state adults in custody to forest work camp
421.467
Transfer of local adults in custody to forest work camp
421.468
Prior approval required for transfer of local adult in custody
421.470
Authority over adults in custody in camps
421.476
Compensation of adults in custody for labor at forest camps
421.480
Return of adult in custody to institution
421.490
Work camps
421.500
Findings
421.502
Definitions for ORS 421.502 to 421.512
421.504
Special alternative incarceration program
421.506
Intensive alternative incarceration addiction program
421.507
Suspension or termination of program
421.508
Determination of eligibility for program
421.509
Provision of information to program participants
421.510
Eligibility for nonprison leave
421.512
Rulemaking
421.590
Medical treatment programs
421.605
Location and use of penitentiary
421.609
New correctional facilities
421.611
Findings
421.612
Definitions
421.614
Corrections facilities
421.616
When department required to nominate sites for corrections facilities
421.618
Meetings to discuss site selections
421.621
Corrections Facilities Siting Authority
421.623
Hearings in region where nominated site located
421.626
Notification to Governor
421.628
Effect of decision of Corrections Facilities Siting Authority
421.630
Judicial review
421.633
Lease of Milliron Road Site
421.635
Definitions for ORS 421.635 to 421.657
421.637
When department required to propose site
421.639
Exclusion of F. H. Dammasch State Hospital as department facility
421.641
Hearings in region where proposed site located
421.643
Notice to Governor regarding proposed site
421.645
Issuing permits necessary for construction and operation of facility
421.647
Review of decision relating to permits
421.649
Provision of public services
421.651
Prison Advisory Committee
421.653
Judicial review
421.655
Proceedings for review
421.657
Condemnation of property
421.670
Department disposal of sited property
421.805
Siting of branch institutions
421.990
Penalties
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