Six year report: Criminal aliens incarcerated in the Oregon Dept. of Corrections
According to the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) Inmate Population Profile dated May 1, 2014 DOC indicated there were 14,657 prisoners incarcerated in DOC’s 14 prisons (See attachment).
Not included in DOC’s May 1st Inmate Population Profile was DOC data indicating there were 1,133 foreign nationals (criminal aliens) incarcerated in its prison system (See attachment).
All 1,133 criminal aliens incarcerated on May 1st by DOC had United States (U.S.) Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), detainers. The U.S. DHS–ICE is responsible for indentifying whether a DOC inmate is a criminal alien or a domestic inmate. If an inmate is identified as being a criminal alien, at U.S. DHS–ICE’s request, the DOC places an “ICE detainer” on the inmate that directs DOC officials to transfer custody to ICE following completion of the inmate’s state sanction.
Criminal aliens made up approximately 7.73% of the DOC May 1st prison population (See table).
|
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS |
||||
|
Month/Day/Year |
DOC Total Inmates |
DOC Domestic Inmates |
DOC Inmates W/ICE detainers |
DOC % Inmates W/ICE detainers |
|
May 1, 2008 |
13,614 |
12,544 |
1,070 |
7.86% |
|
May 1, 2009 |
13,907 |
12,731 |
1,176 |
8.46% |
|
May 1, 2010 |
13,998 |
12,764 |
1,234 |
8.82% |
|
May 1, 2011 |
14,038 |
12,775 |
1,263 |
9.00% |
|
May 1, 2012 |
14,057 |
12,787 |
1,270 |
9.03% |
|
May 1, 2013 |
14,396 |
13,201 |
1,195 |
8.30% |
|
May 1, 2014 |
14,657 |
13,524 |
1,133 |
7.73% |
Source: Research and Evaluation DOC Unit-ICE inmates lists 01 MAY 08rtf – 01 MAY 14.rtf and Inmate Population Profile 01 MAY 08– 01 MAY 14.
Comparing DOC criminal alien incarceration numbers from May 1, 2008 (1,070 criminal aliens) and May 1, 2014 (1,133 criminal aliens), the DOC prison system incarcerated 63 criminal aliens more than it did on May 1, 2008, a 5.89% increase (See table).
|
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS |
|||
|
Month/Day/Year |
DOC Total Inmates W/ICE detainers |
DOC Inmates W/ICE detainers # Increase or (Decrease) from Previous Year |
DOC Inmates W/ICE detainers % Increase or (Decrease) from Previous Year |
|
May 1, 2008 |
1,070 |
———— |
———— |
|
May 1, 2009 |
1,176 |
106 |
9.91% |
|
May 1, 2010 |
1,234 |
58 |
4.93% |
|
May 1, 2011 |
1,263 |
29 |
2.35% |
|
May 1, 2012 |
1,270 |
7 |
0.55% |
|
May 1, 2013 |
1,195 |
(75) |
(5.90%) |
|
May 1, 2014 |
1,133 |
(62) |
(5.19%) |
|
Total |
63 |
5.89% |
|
Source: Research and Evaluation DOC Unit-ICE inmates lists 01 MAY 08rtf – 01 MAY 14.rtf and Inmate Population Profile 01 MAY 08– 01 MAY 14.
When comparing DOC domestic criminal incarceration numbers from May 1, 2008 (12,544 domestic criminals) and May 1, 2014 (13,524 domestic criminals), the DOC prison system incarcerated 980 domestic criminals more than it did on May 1, 2008, a 7.81% increase (See table).
|
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS |
|||
|
Month/Day/Year |
DOC Total Domestic Inmates |
DOC Domestic Inmates # Increase or (Decrease) from Previous Year |
DOC Domestic Inmates % Increase or (Decrease) from Previous Year |
|
May 1, 2008 |
12,544 |
———— |
———— |
|
May 1, 2009 |
12,731 |
187 |
1.49% |
|
May 1, 2010 |
12,764 |
33 |
0.26% |
|
May 1, 2011 |
12,775 |
11 |
0.09% |
|
May 1, 2012 |
12,787 |
12 |
0.09% |
|
May 1, 2013 |
13,201 |
414 |
3.24% |
|
May 1, 2014 |
13,524 |
323 |
2.45% |
|
Total |
980 |
7.81% |
|
Source: Research and Evaluation DOC Unit-ICE inmates lists 01 MAY 08rtf – 01 MAY 14.rtf and Inmate Population Profile 01 MAY 08– 01 MAY 14.
Bringing the preceding numbers together, from May 1st 2008 – 2014, six years, the DOC prison population grew by 1,043 domestic and criminal alien prisoners; 6.04% of the overall growth was in criminal alien prisoners.
A review of the 1,133 criminal aliens in DOC prisons by number per county and percentage (%) per county equated to the following: 0-Baker (0.00%); 15-Benton (1.32%); 78-Clackamas (6.88%); 4-Clatsop (0.35%); 1-Columbia (0.09%); 5-Coos (0.44%); 2-Crook (0.18%); 0-Curry (0.00%); 19-Deschutes (1.68%); 5-Douglas (0.44%); 1-Gilliam (0.09%); 0-Grant (0.00%); 0-Harney (0.00%); 5-Hood River (0.44%); 49-Jackson (4.32%); 9-Jefferson (0.79%); 7-Josephine (0.62%); 8-Klamath (0.71%); 0-Lake (0.00); 58-Lane (5.12%); 9-Lincoln (0.79%); 28-Linn (2.47%); 12-Malheur (1.06%); 266-Marion (23.48%); 4-Morrow (0.35%); 275-Multnomah (24.27%); 1-OOS (0.09%); 17-Polk (1.50%); 0-Sherman (0.00%); 4-Tillamook (0.35%); 19-Umatilla (1.68%); 3-Union (0.26); 0-Wallowa (0.00%); 3-Wasco (0.26%); 195-Washington (17.21%); 0-Wheeler (0.00%); and 31-Yamhill (2.74%).
No member of the Oregon State Legislature should forget the uncounted crime victims and their families, no matter what their immigration status, all victims of the 1,133 criminal aliens incarcerated in DOC prisons.
A review of the 1,133 criminal aliens in the DOC prison population by numbers per crime and percentage (%) per crime equated to the following: 2-arsons (0.18%); 105-assaults (9.27%); 24-burglaries (2.12%); 14-driving offenses (1.23%); 175-drugs (15.44%); 0-escape (0.00%); 3-forgeries (0.26%); 146-homicides (12.89%); 47-kidnappings (4.15%); 57-others (5.03%); 176-rapes (15.53%); 67-robberies (5.91%); 207-sex abuses (18.27%); 93-sodomies (8.21%); 12-thefts (1.06%); and 5-vehicle thefts (0.44%).
Oregon State Legislators should not overlook the source of the preceding crimes, the country of origin of the 1,133 criminal aliens in DOC prisons.
The self-declared counties of origin of the 1,133 criminal aliens in the DOC prison population by numbers and percentage (%) per country equated to the following: 6-Canada (0.53%); 11-Cuba (0.97%); 15-El Salvador (1.32%); 7-Federated States of Micronesia (0.62%); 32-Guatemala (2.82%); 11-Honduras (0.97%); 6-Laos (0.53%); 918-Mexico (81.02%); 83-others (7.32%); 6-Philippines (0.53%); 9-Russia (0.79%); 12-Ukraine (1.06%); and 17-Vietnam (1.50%).
Beyond the DOC criminal alien incarceration numbers and incarceration percentages, per county and per crime type, or even country of origin, criminal aliens pose high economic cost on Oregonians.
An individual prisoner incarcerated in the DOC prison system costs the state approximately ($87.08) per day; the cost to incarcerate a prisoner increased ($2.27) per day in May 2014, a 2.67% increase from 2013’s cost of ($84.81) per day (See link).
http://www.oregon.gov/doc/GECO/docs/pdf/IB_53_quick_facts.pdf
The DOC’s incarceration cost for its 1,133 criminal alien prison population is approximately ($98,661.64) per day, ($690,631.48) per week, and ($36,011,498.60) per year.
Even taking into account fiscal year 2013 United States Federal Government State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) award of $2,146,935.00, if the State of Oregon receives the same amount of SCAAP funding for fiscal year 2014, the cost to incarcerate 1,133 criminal aliens to the DOC will be at least ($33,864,563.60) (See link).
https://www.bja.gov/Funding/13SCAAPawards.pdf
None of preceding cost estimates for the DOC to incarcerate the 1,133 criminal aliens include the dollar amount for legal services (indigent defense), court costs, nor cost estimates to cover victim assistance.
An unfortunate fact, the State of Oregon is not fully cooperating with the U.S. DHS–ICE to fight crime committed by criminal aliens who reside in Oregon.
In year 2007, a United States Department of Justice (USDOJ) report titled “Cooperation of SCAAP (State Criminal Alien Assistance Program) Recipients in the Removal of Criminal Aliens from the United States, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Inspector General Audit Division, Audit Report 07-07, May 2007, Redacted-Public Version” identified the State of Oregon as having an official “state sanctuary statute,” ORS 181.850 Enforcement of federal immigration laws (See link).
http://www.usdoj.gov/oig/reports/OJP/a0707/final.pdf
The USDOJ, the federal governments top law enforcement agency, identified Oregon as a “sanctuary” for criminal aliens.
An Oregon law, Oregon Revised Statue 181.850 (ORS 181.850), Section (1), prohibits Oregon law enforcement (Oregon State Police (OSP), county sheriffs, city police departments) from asking immigration status of anyone residing in the State of Oregon “for the purpose of detecting or apprehending persons whose only violation of law is that they are persons of foreign citizenship present in the United States in violation of federal immigration laws.” Under ORS 181.850, Section (2), Oregon law enforcement may exchange information with U.S. DHS–ICE . . . “in order to: Subsection (a), “Verify the immigration status of a person if the person is arrested for any criminal offense;” or, Subsection (b), “Request criminal investigation information with reference to persons named in records of the” U.S. DHS–ICE . . . (See link).
http://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/lawsstatutes/2013ors181.html
The State of Oregon should no longer be classified by U.S. federal government law enforcement as having an official “state sanctuary statute” for criminal aliens, nor should Oregon be a sanctuary for criminal aliens to kill, rape, maim or abuse Oregonians.
