2015 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 10 - Highways, Military, Juvenile Code, Human Services
Chapter 421 - Department of Corrections Institutions; Compacts
Section 421.500 - Findings.
The Legislative Assembly finds that:
(1) There is no method in this state for diverting sentenced offenders from a traditional correctional setting;
(2) The absence of a program that instills discipline, enhances self-esteem and promotes alternatives to criminal behavior has a major impact on overcrowding of prisons and criminal recidivism in this state; and
(3) An emergency need exists to implement a highly structured corrections program that involves intensive mental and physical training and substance abuse treatment.
[1993 c.681 §1; 1999 c.239 §2]
Note: 421.500 to 421.512 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 421 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
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