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On October 23, 2019 a team of Oregon Jail Standards (OJS) inspectors conducted their biennial inspection of the Multnomah County Detention Center (MCDC). This inspection reviews the jails policy and procedures to ensure the jail is adhering to legal requirements and sound correctional practices.
MCDC operations were determined to be in full compliance with applicable OJS standards. MCDC is the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office maximum-security jail facility and serves as the admission and release facility for the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office. This is the second consecutive inspection the operations were determined to be fully compliant with OJS standards.
The OJS inspection team includes corrections professionals drawn from county sheriff’s offices around the state of Oregon who are certified jail inspectors. The inspectors, certified by the Oregon Jail Command Council, routinely inspect participating jails once every two years for compliance with OJS standards
The inspection includes a comprehensive review of the jail’s processes and operations. Every aspect of the jail is reviewed. This includes inmate programs, sanitation, inmate services, mental health programs, inmate management, admission and release, security and control, and jail administration.
The Oregon State Sheriff’s Association jail standards are a set of voluntary best practices for Oregon jails developed by Oregon Sheriffs to raise the bar for Oregon jails and create consistency in the operations of all county jails. These standards are continuously updated to stay current with the latest issues in corrections, reduce agency liability and ensure adults in custody are being treated appropriately.