Adult in Custody Leaves Powder River Work Crew and is Apprehended
By Garrett Christensen on Thursday, October 13th, 2022 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News
BAKER CITY – (Release from the Oregon Department of Corrections) On October 12, Powder River Correctional Facility had an unauthorized departure by an adult in custody (AIC) on a work crew project for the US Forest Service (USFS) near Dixie Summit in Grant County, Oregon. Hal Andrew Davis, III left the area in a USFS vehicle that was left unattended with the keys in the ignition at approximately 1:20 pm. Davis was apprehended at 1:33 pm at Indian Creek by Oregon State Police. Davis is currently lodged in the Grant County jail in Canyon City.
Davis, 22, entered DOC custody on March 24, 2022, from Lane County on charges of coercion, unauthorized use of vehicle, and eluding a police officer. His earliest release date was April 17, 2024.
An emergency count was performed, and all AICs were present. The remaining AICs on the work crew were returned to PRCF without incident.
PRCF is a minimum-security prison in Baker City that houses approximately 316 adults in custody who are within five years of release. PRCF serves as a transition and re-entry facility and is focused on cognitive programming, work programs, and preparing for return to the community. PRCF is home to the 128-bed New Directions (Drug and Alcohol Treatment) Alternative Incarceration Program. Individuals who successfully complete this 180-day in-prison program are released to the community for a 90-day transitional leave period. Those who successfully complete the transitional leave period are granted a reduction in their sentence and move to post-prison supervision. PRCF opened in November 1989.
