Gov. Brown decides against closing minimum security prison
May 13, 2021 GMT
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) A minimum security state prison in southern Oregon that was slated to close in 2022 will remain open.
Gov. Kate Brown told the Lake County Prison Committee this week that the Warner Creek Correctional Facility will stay open through the rest of her term, The Herald and News reported.
She told Lake County commissioners and stakeholders that she would leave the decision to the next governor. Brown also thanked them for the “thoughtful presentation” they gave in April advocating for the facility to remain open.
More than 100 Lake County residents work at the prison. Closing it would have displaced hundreds of residents.
LAKE COUNTY, Ore. Governor Brown announced this afternoon the Warner Creek Correctional Facility in Lake County isn’t closing, in order to protect the local economy, according to State Representative E. Werner Reschke (R-Klamath Falls).
In a press release, State Rep. Reschke says more than 100 Lake County residents work at the facility with family members in the local schools, businesses, and community.
Closing the prison would mean hundreds of residents would need to relocate and find new jobs.
State Rep. E. Werner Reschke said in the press release:
I want to thank Governor Brown for making the right call by keeping the Warner Creek Correctional Facility open. This was a group effort and will be a relief for the people who rely on these family-wage jobs with good healthcare.
Governor decides against shutting down Lakeview prison, Representative says
Governor Kate Brown reportedly told stakeholders on Tuesday that she has decided not to shut down Warner Creek Correctional Facility in Lakeview as planned.
Posted: May 11, 2021 3:52 PM
Posted By: Jamie Parfitt
LAKEVIEW, Ore. Governor Kate Brown has decided not to shut down Warner Creek Correctional Facility in Lakeview, state Representative E. Werner Reschke said on Tuesday.
In January, Brown announced that she had directed the Oregon Department of Corrections to shut down three state prisons Mill Creek Correctional Facility in Salem, Shutter Creek Correctional Institution in North Bend, and Warner Creek.
10 ZIP codes with Oregon’s most new coronavirus cases
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Coronavirus cases declined in Oregon for the second week in a row, reaching levels not seen since October.
Oregon’s decline in confirmed and presumed infections came amid a 9% drop in weekly testing. But while less testing may miss some infections, it doesn’t appear to be obscuring any hidden problems. In fact, the share of tests with positive results fell by nearly a full point week over week, reaching 3.4% the lowest level since October.
ZIP codes outside the Portland area again saw the most coronavirus cases last week. Cases are comparatively high in the college cities of Corvallis and Eugene, but also in Roseburg, Grants Pass, Medford, Salem and Redmond.
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