​Deer Ridge Correctional Institution (DRCI) is the newest prison in Oregon, it is located four miles east of Madras in central Oregon. The prison comprises a 774-bed minimum-security facility and a 1,228-bed medium-security facility. Construction began in October 2005 and the first minimum-security AICs arrived in September 2007. The medium-security prison was completed in February 2008. This is Oregon’s fourteenth prison. DRCI is situated on 453 acres. The minimum has 185,000 square feet and the medium is 400,000 square feet. Please call to verify current visiting hours.