Oregon Department of Corrections: Criminal Alien Report December 2019

The Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) December 1, 2019 Inmate Population Profile indicated there were 14,555 inmates incarcerated in the DOC’s 14 prisons.

Data obtained from the DOC indicated that on December 1st there were 837 foreign nationals (criminal aliens) incarcerated in the state’s prison system; criminal aliens were 5.75 percent of the total prison population.

Some background information, all the criminal aliens incarcerated in the DOC prison system were identified by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and have ICE detainers placed on them.

Using DOC Inmate Population Profiles and ICE detainer numbers, the following table reveals the total number inmates, the number of domestic and criminal alien inmates along with the percentage of inmates with ICE detainers incarcerated on December 1st in the state’s prisons.
 

Source: Research and Evaluation DOC Report ICE inmates list 01 December 19 and Inmate Population Profile 01 December 19.

Using DOC ICE detainer numbers, the following table reveals the number and percentage of criminal alien prisoners incarcerated on December 1st that were sent  to prison from the state’s 36 counties.
 

Source: Research and Evaluation DOC Report ICE inmates list 01 December 19.

Here are the ways Oregon residents were victimized by the 837 criminal aliens.

Using DOC ICE detainer numbers, the following table reveals the number and percentage of criminal alien prisoners incarcerated on December 1st by type of crime.
 

Source: Research and Evaluation DOC Report ICE inmates list 01 December 19.

Using the DOC Inmate Population Profile and ICE detainer numbers from December 1st, the following table reveals the total number inmates by crime type, the number of domestic and criminal alien prisoners incarcerated by type of crime and the percentage of those crimes committed by criminal aliens.
 

Source: Research and Evaluation DOC Report ICE inmates list 01 December 19 and Inmate Population Profile 01 December 19.

Using DOC ICE detainer numbers, the following table reveals the self-declared countries of origin of the 837 criminal alien prisoners by number and percentage incarcerated on December 1st in the state’s prisons.
 

Source: Research and Evaluation DOC Report ICE inmates list 01 December 19.

Beyond the DOC criminal alien incarceration numbers and incarceration percentages, per county and per crime type, or even country of origin, criminal aliens place a substantial economic burden on Oregonians.

An individual prisoner incarcerated in the DOC prison system costs the state approximately ($108.26) per day.

The DOC’s incarceration cost for its 837 criminal alien prison population is approximately ($90,613.62) per day, ($634,295.34) per week, and ($33,073,971.30) per year.

None of preceding cost estimates for the DOC to incarcerate the 837 criminal aliens includes the dollar amount for legal services (indigent defense), language interpreters, court costs, or victim assistance.

Bibliography:

Oregon Department of Corrections Inmate Population Profile December 1, 2019.

Oregon Department of Corrections Population Profile (unpublished MS Excel workbook) titled Incarcerated Criminal Aliens Report dated December 1, 2019.

Oregon Department of Corrections Issue Brief Quick Facts, March 2019:
https://www.oregon.gov/doc/Documents/agency-quick-facts.pdf

David Olen Cross of Salem, Oregon is a crime researcher who writes on immigration issues and foreign national crime. The preceding report is a service to Oregon state, county and city governmental officials to help them assess the impact of foreign national crime in the state. He can be reached at docfnc@yahoo.com. His current and past crime reports can be found at http://docfnc.wordpress.com/.