Mill Creek Correctional Facility
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Mill Creek Correctional Facility is a minimum-security prison in Marion County, Oregon
, United States. It is five miles southeast of Salem
near Turner
. It is run by the Oregon Department of Corrections
(DOC). It is also a working farm.
for boys.
Marion County, Oregon
Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It was originally named the Champooick District, after Champoeg, a meeting place on the Willamette River. On September 3, 1849, the territorial legislature renamed it in honor of Francis Marion, a Continental Army general of the...
, United States. It is five miles southeast of Salem
Salem, Oregon
Salem is the capital of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County. It is located in the center of the Willamette Valley alongside the Willamette River, which runs north through the city. The river forms the boundary between Marion and Polk counties, and the city neighborhood...
near Turner
Turner, Oregon
Turner is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,199 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area...
. It is run by the Oregon Department of Corrections
Oregon Department of Corrections
The Oregon Department of Corrections is the agency of the U.S. state of Oregon charged with managing a system of 14 state prisons since its creation by the state legislature in 1987...
(DOC). It is also a working farm.
History
The Mill Creek facility was built on the site of the former Oregon State Training School, a reform schoolReform school
A reform school in the United States was a term used to define, often somewhat euphemistically, what was often essentially a penal institution for boys, generally teenagers.-History:...
for boys.
External links
- Mill Creek Correctional Facility website at DOC
- History of Oregon's reform schools from Salem Public Library
- Historic image of the Oregon State Training School from Salem Public Library