Oregon State Penitentiary

Oregon State Penitentiary, also known as Oregon State Prison, is a maximum security prison in the in . Originally opened in 175 years ago in 1851, it relocated to Salem fifteen years later.
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  • Type: Prison
  • Description: maximum security state prison in Salem, Oregon
  • Also known as: “OSP”
  • Address: 2605 State Street, Salem, OR 97310

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Oregon State Forester’s Office Building and Oregon State Hospital.

Public building
The Oregon State Forester's Office Building… is situated 1,300 feet southwest of Oregon State Penitentiary.

Hospital
is a public psychiatric hospital… is situated 2,000 feet north of Oregon State Penitentiary.

Railway station
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is an Amtrak train station in , , United States. is situated 1¼ miles west of Oregon State Penitentiary.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salem and Four Corners.

, the capital of , is located in the between and .

Quarter
is an unincorporated area and…

Town
is a city in , United States, along the 45th parallel. is situated 4½ miles north of Oregon State Penitentiary.

Oregon State Penitentiary

Latitude
44.93284° or 44° 55′ 58″ north
Longitude
-123.00363° or 123° 0′ 13″ west
Elevation
190 feet (58 metres)
Operator
Oregon Department of Corrections
Open location code
84PRWXMW+4G
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to German—“Oregon State Penitentiary” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سجن ولاية اوريجون”
  • Finnish: “Oregon State Penitentiary”
  • German: “Oregon State Penitentiary”

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