Oregon Correctional Center
Vacant, Superintendent
5140 Highway M
P.O. Box 25
Oregon, WI 53575-0025
Phone (608) 835-3233
FAX (608) 835-3175
INTRODUCTION
The Oregon
Correctional Center is a 110-bed minimum security facility located south
of Madison near State Highway 14. The history of the Oregon Correctional
Center and the farm date back to 1928 when these premises were first
established as a state institution.
PROGRAMS
The farm
operation employs 30 to 40 inmates and an inmate's first assignment will
be within that operation. The farm processes raw milk, which is then
sent to the Department of Corrections creamery in Waupun. In addition,
there is a swine production program. A major portion of the job
assignments during the summer months have to do with field work and the
care and feeding of the livestock.
Jobs in the community employ another 50 to 60
inmates. Monies earned go to pay room and board, court obligations,
restitution, child support and to assist with family finances.
The staff at Oregon Correctional Center strive to help the inmates whenever and however
they can, but it is up to the inmates to determine the outcome of their stay through
attitude, motivation and the desire to never return to prison again.
Alcohol treatment exists in the form of Alcoholics
Anonymous and Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (AODA) programs.
High school equivalency education and testing is also
offered on a limited basis. All programs are for
the inmate's benefit, with work
as the final goal. The work and
farm programs are
designed to give participants the incentive and
motivation to develop good work habits and a
sense of responsibility that will assure a more rewarding life
upon release.
