A 500-bed prison will likely see a 200 to 300 inmate turnover during the year, or a total of around 750 inmates. Not only are all of these prisoners sentenced, they arrive from jails or other state agencies, and are generally free from substance use. Jail Operations Oregon Sheriff s operate 35 jail facilities. On one hand, Multnomah County alone operates five. Oregon jail managers have created a cooperative statewide prisoner shuttle system for efficiency in transporting prisoners among the many facilities.
Many jails also staff a transport unit with a handful of deputies to facilitate inmate movement.
In many cases, inmates must also be shuttled to the local courthouse, and with the thousands of inmates booked each year, this can become a formidable task. Jails across the state also work cooperatively when dealing with problem inmates, or medical issues, and facilities share discipline information when appropriate. Rehabilitation Inmate programs that provide basic life skills, mental health care, and those geared for rehabilitation have grown tremendously in the states jails. These programs provide some of the most encouraging statistics relating to jails. A recent jail study was conducted regarding change in criminal behavior based on participation in inmate programs.