144.420
Department of Corrections to administer work release program; purposes of
release; housing of parolee.
(1) The Department of Corrections shall establish and administer a work release
program in which a misdemeanant or felon may participate, and if confined, be
authorized to leave assigned quarters for the purpose of:
(a) Participating
in an adult in custody work program approved by the Director of the Department
of Corrections, including work with public or private agencies or persons, with
or without compensation.
(b) Obtaining in
this state additional education, including but not limited to vocational,
technical and general education.
(c) Participating
in alcohol or drug treatment programs.
(d) Participating
in mental health programs.
(e) Specific
treatment to develop independent living skills.
(2) The
Department of Corrections is responsible for the quartering and supervision of
persons enrolled in the work release program. The Department of Corrections may
house for rehabilitative purposes, in a work release facility, a parolee under
the jurisdiction of the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision, with
the written consent of the parolee and the approval of the board, in accordance
with procedures established by the department and the board. [1965 c.463 §2;
1967 c.354 §1; 1969 c.597 §138; 1973 c.242 §1; 1973 c.836 §303; 1974 c.36 §8;
1987 c.320 §68; 1989 c.790 §69; 1991 c.161 §1; 1995 c.384 §3; 1997 c.851 §1;
2019 c.213 §33]
Notes of Decisions
State v. Manley (1997)
or · cites it 4×
“3 In 1997, the legislature amended ORS 144.420 by deleting paragraph (l)(a) and renumbering paragraph (l)(d) as (l)(c).”
Chochrek v. Cupp (1975)
orctapp · cites it 2×
“As an additional reason for my conclusion I call attention to the following: We are dealing here with an inmate of our penitentiary who was enrolled in an educational release program at the University of Oregon.”
State v. Scott (1988)
orctapp · cites it 3×
“We need not decide whether ORS 144.420 applies to a work release program for inmates of county correctional facilities.”
Alexander v. Oregon State Penitentiary (1989)
orctapp
“490(2) provides: “For purposes of this chapter, a person enrolled in the work release program established under ORS 144.420 is considered to be an inmate of a Department of Corrections institution.”
State v. Gruver (2013)
orctapp · cites it 2×
“) “Although [Benton County Corrections Facility] is not a Department of Corrections (DOC) institution that is governed by ORS 144.420(1), that statute suggests nonetheless that the legislature considers participation in an off-premises alcohol treatment program to be a form…”
Liston v. Oregon Corrections Division (1976)
orctapp
“The findings were, briefly and essentially, that petitioner violated rule 2 (the rules are promulgated under authority of ORS 144.420(2) and 144.450(2) and each prisoner signs and accepts them when entering work release status) which requires the releasee to turn over to the…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 144.420(1) — 2 cases
State v. Manley (1997)
or
“3 In 1997, the legislature amended ORS 144.420 by deleting paragraph (l)(a) and renumbering paragraph (l)(d) as (l)(c).”
State v. Gruver (2013)
orctapp
“) “Although [Benton County Corrections Facility] is not a Department of Corrections (DOC) institution that is governed by ORS 144.420(1), that statute suggests nonetheless that the legislature considers participation in an off-premises alcohol treatment program to be a form…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 144.420(2) — 2 cases
State v. Scott (1988)
orctapp
“We need not decide whether ORS 144.420 applies to a work release program for inmates of county correctional facilities.”
Liston v. Oregon Corrections Division (1976)
orctapp
“The findings were, briefly and essentially, that petitioner violated rule 2 (the rules are promulgated under authority of ORS 144.420(2) and 144.450(2) and each prisoner signs and accepts them when entering work release status) which requires the releasee to turn over to the…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 144.420(l)(d) — 2 cases
State v. Manley (1997)
or
“3 In 1997, the legislature amended ORS 144.420 by deleting paragraph (l)(a) and renumbering paragraph (l)(d) as (l)(c).”
State v. Gruver (2013)
orctapp
“) “Although [Benton County Corrections Facility] is not a Department of Corrections (DOC) institution that is governed by ORS 144.420(1), that statute suggests nonetheless that the legislature considers participation in an off-premises alcohol treatment program to be a form…”
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