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Oregon's only women's prison, in Wilsonville south of Portland — and the statewide intake center where everyone entering ODOC, men and women, is processed first, so a newly sentenced person of any gender often starts here.
Overview
Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, in Wilsonville, has two jobs. It is Oregon’s only women’s prison, holding women at every custody level from intake to release. It is also the statewide intake center, where nearly everyone sentenced to ODOC — men and women — is processed first. Intake takes about 30 days of medical, mental-health, and custody screening. After intake, men are transferred to a men’s prison, and women remain at Coffee Creek. The campus opened in 2001–2002 and sits in the Portland metro, off Interstate 5.
What Makes Coffee Creek Different
It is Oregon’s only women’s prison. Every woman in ODOC custody is held here.
It is the statewide intake point for everyone. A newly sentenced person of any gender typically begins here, so families of a just-committed man may first locate him at Coffee Creek before he transfers out.
No visits happen during intake. Because of the intake role, a person in their first weeks generally cannot be visited anywhere, including here — contact is by phone and mail until intake ends.
Parenting support exists. The Family Preservation Project, an independent nonprofit, offers therapeutic child visitation and parenting support for incarcerated mothers, alongside ODOC’s own parenting programs.
Visiting
The statewide ODOC rules above — the approved list, the no-blue dress code, ID, and search rules — apply at Coffee Creek. The facility’s own arrangements:
Coffee Creek is in Wilsonville, just west of I-5 at the south edge of the Portland metro.
Distances are approximate, based on map routing. Visitor parking is on site.
Nearby Services
Wilsonville and neighboring Tualatin have gas, food, and lodging near the I-5 interchanges. The nearest 24/7 emergency room is Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center at 19300 SW 65th Avenue in Tualatin, a few miles north.
Mail
Personal mail goes to the facility, addressed with the person’s name as ODOC lists it and their SID number. Oregon is moving toward scanning personal mail to tablets, so confirm the current method before sending. Legal mail marked “LEGAL MAIL” goes to the facility and is opened in the person’s presence. Full rules are in Mail & Packages.
Learn More
For detailed information about visiting and communicating with someone in an Oregon state prison:
Visiting in Oregon — the approved list, the no-blue dress code, and ID rules
Mail & Packages — the SID number, paper rules, and the move to scanned mail
This page is compiled from the following publicly available sources. Policies change
without notice — confirm current details with the facility before relying on them.