Oregon Code § 169.685·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Inmate
Welfare Fund Account.
(1) A city or county that maintains a local or regional correctional facility
shall establish an Inmate Welfare Fund Account, separate and distinct from the
general fund of the city or county. All moneys in the account may be expended
only for inmate welfare and may not be used for regular inmate meals, inmate
clothing, inmate medical care, facility maintenance or staff salaries, staff
clothing or staff equipment.
(2) As used in
this section:
(a) Inmate
welfare means items or programs that enhance the lives of inmates, including
but not limited to education programs, job training programs, drug and alcohol
treatment programs, exercise equipment, televisions, cable subscriptions,
electronic law library access, magazine subscriptions, books, board games,
microwaves available for inmate use and meals or other foods provided for
special events.
(b) Regional
correctional facility has the meaning given that term in ORS 169.620. [2019
c.335 §6]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 169.685
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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