Northern Oregon Regional Corrections (NORCOR) Adult Jail
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What this source covers
Northern Oregon Regional Corrections (NORCOR) Adult Jail: Regional adult jail jointly serving Gilliam, Hood River, Sherman and Wasco counties. Recent board records also document Wheeler County custody.
How to use it
Call the published office to confirm the facility/unit, current custody, responsible administrator and visiting or legal-access arrangements. Northern Oregon Regional Corrections (NORCOR) Adult Jail: 541-298-1576; 201 Webber Street, The Dalles, OR 97058. Leadership: Joyce Orendorff (Adult Jail Commander); Nichole Biechler (Business Manager); Ed Weathers (NORCOR Board Chairman / Hood River County Commissioner); Lane Magill (Wasco County Sheriff / adult oversight committee); James Burgett (Sherman County Sheriff / adult oversight committee); Gary Bettencourt (Gilliam County Sheriff / adult oversight committee); Matt English (Hood River County Sheriff / adult oversight committee)
Limits and questions to verify
All 36 adult county jail contact routes, with separately identified county juvenile, DOC, OYA, federal and immigration facilities. Tribal operating status, municipal holding rooms and some personnel or youth placement routes remain unconfirmed. Facility/unit listings are not a census of distinct campuses or current custody.
Official source evidence retained 2026-10-11. Leadership dates and unresolved facility/currentness details are qualified in the detention hub.
Source: Adult Corrections — NORCOR - Northern Oregon Regional Corrections · https://www.norcor.co/adultcorrections
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Source location: Northern Oregon Regional Corrections (NORCOR) Adult Jail; regional-jail; active; Wasco County; discovered from https://www.norcor.co/adultcorrections
Source checked: 2026-10-11 (access date, not legal effective date)
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What this source covers
Northern Oregon Regional Corrections (NORCOR) Adult Jail: Regional adult jail jointly serving Gilliam, Hood River, Sherman and Wasco counties. Recent board records also document Wheeler County custody.
How to use it
Call the published office to confirm the facility/unit, current custody, responsible administrator and visiting or legal-access arrangements. Northern Oregon Regional Corrections (NORCOR) Adult Jail: 541-298-1576; 201 Webber Street, The Dalles, OR 97058. Leadership: Joyce Orendorff (Adult Jail Commander); Nichole Biechler (Business Manager); Ed Weathers (NORCOR Board Chairman / Hood River County Commissioner); Lane Magill (Wasco County Sheriff / adult oversight committee); James Burgett (Sherman County Sheriff / adult oversight committee); Gary Bettencourt (Gilliam County Sheriff / adult oversight committee); Matt English (Hood River County Sheriff / adult oversight committee)
Limits and questions to verify
All 36 adult county jail contact routes, with separately identified county juvenile, DOC, OYA, federal and immigration facilities. Tribal operating status, municipal holding rooms and some personnel or youth placement routes remain unconfirmed. Facility/unit listings are not a census of distinct campuses or current custody.
Official source evidence retained 2026-10-11. Leadership dates and unresolved facility/currentness details are qualified in the detention hub.
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