This is where my office is.

(from the website)

"Columbia River Correctional Institution (CRCI) is a 540 bed minimum security facility which was constructed on a 26 acre site in Northeast Portland. Located in the largest metropolitan area of the state, this facility is a combined restitution, alcohol/drug treatment center, and release facilty. The facility provides a full range of correctional services and programs which directly support the Department of Corrections primary mission. These include: A 50 bed residential Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program, called Turning Point, and a 50 bed dual-diagnosis Mental Health Treatment Unit, called Bridgepoint, operating under a contract with a private provider. CRCI also has basic adult education, life skills and job readiness training. Restitution and Community Service work programs for 400 inmates, with assignment to public service crews. The institution employs 120 FTE general funded staff and approximately 50 staff provided under contracted services. CRCI has strong "community oriented" programming for inmates and utilizes a large number of community volunteers in its programs. Inmates residing at Columbia River Correctional Institution are required and expected to work. To that end, work crews are formed and subsequently employed by many public agencies, organizations and private businesses throughout the greater Tri-County area."

That's the basic intro to the facility, I'll now write a reaction and feelings entry... somehow I think keeping them separate is a good idea at the moment.