05/20/2025

Posted By: DreamingCode Admin

At Oregon Corrections Enterprises (OCE), our commitment to investing in modern, industry-standard equipment ensures that adults in custody (AICs) receive hands-on training that prepares them for careers after incarceration. The recent addition of a sanitary barrier washer and cart washer at our TRCI Laundry facility reflects this mission enhancing both operational efficiency and the quality of instruction for those in our programs.

01/22/2025

Posted By: DreamingCode Admin

At Oregon Corrections Enterprises (OCE), we believe in reinvesting in our programs to provide adults in custody (AICs) with tools and training that prepare them for life outside of incarceration. This commitment to ensuring our equipment, materials, and processes meet or exceed industry standards directly benefits AICs by familiarizing them with the same technology and machinery used in the real world.

08/06/2024

Posted By: DreamingCode Admin

We have partnered with the National Prison Braille Network which provides the opportunity for anyone who graduates from a prison braille transcription center to join an apprenticeship program.

06/25/2024

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12/01/2023

Posted By: DreamingCode Admin

In the Fall of 2021, the OCE Print Shop, in partnership with the State of Oregon's Publishing & Distribution (P&D) print shop, were discussing the fact that during the pandemic, there was a critical shortage of envelopes across the United States, as well as worldwide. This was brought on by supply chain issues in the paper industry.

09/27/2023

Posted By: DreamingCode Admin

CCCF's sewing team demonstrated outstanding teamwork and dedication in crafting over 20,000 high-quality wrist braces from raw materials, exceeding expectations and finishing the project a month ahead of schedule.

08/01/2023

Posted By: DreamingCode Admin

Oregon Corrections Enterprises (OCE) programs have proven to be transformative, playing a vital role in supporting individuals on their path to personal and professional growth. Emphasizing skill-building and instilling confidence, OCE is dedicated to empowering individuals to reintegrate successfully into their communities after release. Operating laundry facilities within various correctional settings in Oregon, OCE offers pre-release job opportunities, facilitating a smooth transition back into society and reducing the likelihood of reoffending.

06/30/2023

Posted By: DreamingCode Admin

In late January, OCE laundry at OSP was approached by one of our partners, they had some major machinery issues causing their tunnel washers to stop operating as well as some significant issues with their dryer units. This affected their capabilities to produce clean linen for their customers. They asked if we would be willing to take on some additional weight to what they were already sending us, during the peak linen season (winter). After some negotiations, we agreed to take on the additional work and began processing linen so patients would not go without. To date, the OSP laundry has processed a total of 489,338 lbs. of extra linen. And laundry sort has handled 3,888 extra laundry carts.

02/01/2023

Posted By: DreamingCode Admin

Michael grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, running away from an abusive home at 12 years old. He went to live with his grandparents. His grandfather would take him to work with him over summer breaks and teach him about life. Life was good, then it wasn't. Michael's grandfather passed away when he was seventeen, leaving a void. He coped the only way he knew how, hiding behind a bottle and then drugs. The need to get high led to poor choices landing him in an Arizona prison at 20. He paroled to his mothers house here in Oregon. He was doing well for a while and then eventually started drinking again. This led to drugs, and Michael started getting in trouble. He tried several times to get sober but failed. Then he found himself running around with the worst group of people, and ended up in prison for the second time, paroling in 2012.

07/14/2022

Posted By: DreamingCode Admin

Nobody first thinks of prison as a land of opportunity. For most of the men and women who are sentenced to time in Oregon prisons each year, prison is, at best, a course correction. For some its a forced detour around a road that was falling apart. For others, a prison cell is a timeout from the life they look forward to jumping right back into.