Oregon Inmate Search

The Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) has made it easy for anybody interested in inmate records to access them. The department has developed a free service on its website that allows the public access to inmate information. Also, each county has an online database that the public may use to do an inmate search in county jails. 

How to Perform an Inmate Search 

Suppose you are interested in information about an inmate being held in an Oregon prison or jail; the following are the two ways you could obtain the information.  

• Prison search  

The first step is to visit the Oregon Department of Corrections website and identify the inmate search tool. The public can conduct a prison inmate lookup and attain general information about an inmate, including their full name, birth date, physical description, housing location, disciplinary status, offender's crime, docket number, a picture, and possible release date. 

While conducting your Oregon offender lookup on prison inmates, you may filter your results by offering the inmate's first, middle, and last name or using their SID number.  

• County jail search 

The county's sheriff's office manages 32 county jails in Oregon. Most of these jails allow the public to conduct an online inmate search on the jail's websites. For instance, the county of Multnomah has a County sheriff's office website that allows the public to search for online inmate data.  

Other county jails with an online platform are Clackamas and Lane. They are controlled by the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office and Lane County Sheriff's Office, making it easy for anybody to access inmate information in both county jails. All you will need is the inmate's name or custody status. However, certain county jails may require the residents to contact the name or custody status directly. 

You may also use the Oregon Department of Corrections inmate search tools to determine the inmate's release date. An inmate's release date is usually considered public information unless it is sealed. Suppose the release date is sealed; only the family members, victims, attorneys, and authorized government officials will be allowed to view the inmate's release date.  

Apart from searching for an inmate on the Oregon Department of Corrections website to know their current state, there are other ways you may contact them. You could make a phone call, send an email or use electronic communications methods. It is also possible to send a voice mail to an inmate at only $0.50.  

Oregon Inmate Roster 

Oregon inmate rosters contain records of inmates currently incarcerated in Oregon correctional facilities. The rosters contain inmates' biodata, physical description, and inmate records describing the prison location, sentencing details, docket number, and sentencing status. 

The public has the right to inspect these criminal records based on the Oregon Public Records Law. The traditional government and other third-party websites and organizations can offer easy public access to inspect the records.  

Third-party websites and organizations are believed to offer access to criminal records easily and faster since they are not geographically restricted. However, the information may not be the same on all the websites since they are not government-sponsored. On the other hand, government agencies may be geographically restricted, but their data is always accurate and up to date.  

About Oregon Department of Corrections 

The Department of Corrections in Oregon was first put into action in 1987. Since then, the department has always worked to ensure the state is safe and law offenders are locked up and rehabilitated despite the situation, holidays, pandemics, or natural disasters. There are 14 prisons in Oregon, and several other correctional facilities oversee the parole and probation inmates. The state also oversees the management and operation of a dozen local county jails.  

Listed below are state prisons and correctional facilities managed by the Oregon Department of Correction. 

• Oregon Department of Corrections 
• Columbia River Correctional Institution (Minimum Security Prison) 
• Deer Ridge Correctional Institution (Minimum-security facility) 
• Coffee Creek Correctional Facility (Multi-Custody Prison) 
• Mill Creek Correctional Facility (Minimum Security) 
• Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution (Medium Security) 
• Oregon State Penitentiary (Maximum Security) 
• Oregon State Correctional Institution (Medium Security) 
• Powder River Correctional Facility (Minimum Security) 
• Shutter Creek Correctional Institution 
• Santiam Correctional Institution (SCI) 
• Snake River Correctional Institution (SRCI) 
• Two Rivers Correctional Institution's (TRCI) 
• South Fork Forest Camp (SFFC) 
• Warner Creek Correctional Facility (WCCF)