2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 169 - Local and Regional Correctional Facilities; Prisoners; Juvenile Facilities
Section 169.077 - Standards for lockup facilities.


(1) Maintain 24-hour supervision when persons are confined. The supervision may include the use of electronic monitoring equipment when approved by the Department of Corrections and the governing body of the jurisdiction in which the facility is located.
(2) Make a personal inspection of each person confined at least once each hour.
(3) Prohibit firearms from the security area of the facility except in times of emergency as determined by the administrator of the facility.
(4) Ensure that confined detainees and prisoners will be fed daily at least three nutritionally adequate meals served at regular times, with no more than 14 hours between meals except when routinely absent from the facility for work or other such purposes.
(5) Forward, without examination or censorship, each prisoner’s outgoing written communications to the Governor, jail administrator, Attorney General, judge, Department of Corrections or the attorney of the prisoner.
(6) Provide rules of the facility governing correspondence and visitations.
(7) Keep the facility safe and secure in accordance with the State of Oregon Structural Specialty Code and Fire and Life Safety Code.
(8) Formulate and publish plans to meet emergencies involving escape, riots, assaults, fires, rebellions and other types of emergencies, and policies and regulations for the operation of the facility.
(9) Ensure that the facility be clean, provide mattresses and blankets that are clean and fire-retardant, and furnish materials to maintain personal hygiene.
(10) Provide for emergency medical and dental health, having written policies providing for review of the facility’s medical and dental plans by a licensed physician, physician assistant, naturopathic physician or nurse practitioner.
(11) In addition to the items listed in subsection (9) of this section, make available tampons, sanitary pads, postpartum pads and panty liners at no cost to all confined detainees and prisoners for use in connection with vaginal discharge. Facilities shall maintain a sufficient supply, which shall be stored, dispensed and disposed of in a sanitary manner. The supply of products available shall include at least the following:
(a) Regular absorbent and super absorbent tampons;
(b) Regular absorbent and super absorbent sanitary pads;
(c) Postpartum pads; and
(d) Regular absorbent panty liners. [1979 c.487 §7 (enacted in lieu of 169.075); 1987 c.320 §93; 2013 c.63 §3; 2014 c.45 §30; 2017 c.356 §21; 2019 c.489 §2]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes

Chapter 169 - Local and Regional Correctional Facilities; Prisoners; Juvenile Facilities

Section 169.005 - Definitions for ORS 169.005 to 169.685 and 169.730 to 169.800.

Section 169.030 - Construction, maintenance and use of local correctional facilities by county and city; renting suitable structure; provision of facilities by another county or city.

Section 169.040 - Inspection of local correctional facilities.

Section 169.042 - Maximum facility population; recommendation.

Section 169.044 - Action on recommendation.

Section 169.046 - Notice of county jail population emergency; action to be taken; notification if release likely; forced release.

Section 169.053 - Agreements with other counties or Department of Corrections for confinement and detention of offenders.

Section 169.055 - Contracts with Department of Corrections for county prisoners awaiting sentencing.

Section 169.070 - Coordination of state services by Department of Corrections; inspections to determine compliance with standards.

Section 169.072 - Provision of services or assistance by Department of Corrections through arrangements with local governments.

Section 169.076 - Standards for local correctional facilities.

Section 169.077 - Standards for lockup facilities.

Section 169.078 - Standards for temporary hold facilities.

Section 169.080 - Effect of failure to comply with standards; enforcement by Attorney General; private action.

Section 169.085 - Submission of construction or renovation plans to Department of Corrections; recommendations by department.

Section 169.090 - Manual of guidelines for local correctional facility operation; guidelines for juvenile detention facility operation.

Section 169.110 - Time credit for good behavior.

Section 169.115 - Temporary leave; rules.

Section 169.120 - Credit for work.

Section 169.150 - Payment of expenses of keeping prisoners; health care fees.

Section 169.151 - Expenses of keeping prisoners; reimbursement from prisoners; amounts; procedures.

Section 169.153 - Liability of public agency for costs of medical care provided to persons in transport.

Section 169.155 - Definitions for ORS 169.155 and 169.166.

Section 169.166 - Liability for costs of medical services.

Section 169.210 - Contracts for private employment of prisoners; agencies having power to work prisoners.

Section 169.320 - Control over prisoners; work by prisoners.

Section 169.340 - Liability for escape of defendant in a civil action.

Section 169.630 - Joint establishment or operation of facilities; agreement.

Section 169.635 - Provision of personal hygiene products.

Section 169.640 - Status of facility for custody of misdemeanants and violators.

Section 169.660 - Status of persons confined in facility operated by Department of Corrections; assignment to regional facility.

Section 169.673 - Conversion of state correctional institutions into regional correctional facilities.

Section 169.681 - Limit on telephone service provider fee or commission; quarterly report; rules.

Section 169.683 - Requirements for request for proposals; contents of contract; per-minute rate limits; rules.

Section 169.685 - Inmate Welfare Fund Account.

Section 169.690 - Establishment of halfway houses and other facilities; advice of facility advisory subcommittee of local public safety coordinating council.

Section 169.730 - Definitions for ORS 169.740 to 169.760.

Section 169.740 - Standards for juvenile detention facilities.

Section 169.750 - Restrictions on operation of juvenile detention facilities.

Section 169.760 - Juvenile detention facilities to establish written policy.

Section 169.810 - Assumption of duties by regional correctional facility constitutes assumption by public employer; rights of transferred employees.