Sheriff

Scheduling a Tour

Jail tours are limited to times when prisoner privacy can be reasonably assured -- with security being the most important consideration.

Tours will not be scheduled during meal times, or at times when large numbers of adults in custody are being transported either to or from other institutions or courts. Young persons who are not likely to benefit from a Jail tour shall not be included in any group traveling beyond the control room of the Jail.

If you are interested in a group tour, please contact Deputy Eric Nall at 503-722-6170.

Tours must be scheduled at least 10 days in advance, and are limited to 15 people at a time.

Tour Details

The Corrections Deputy conducting the tour will introduce him- or herself to the tour group. The tour introduction includes a handout outlining Jail facts, functions and statistics.

After the presentation, the tour group will be escorted through the facility to see the various areas and functions of the Jail and receive more in-depth information on the Jail's role in the community.

The tour lasts approximately one hour. Total time for the presentation and tour is approximately one-and-a-half hours.

Age Restriction

The Corrections Deputy determines whether or not a member of the tour is old enough to benefit from a tour of the Jail beyond the sally port. As a general rule, a person 12 years old or younger would not benefit from a tour.

The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office leads an interagency Crisis Negotiation Team.

The team's trained negotiators respond with SWAT and CERT teams to people in crisis, in both patrol and corrections settings.

The team includes members from:

• Oregon City Police
• Canby Police
• Milwaukie Police
• Lake Oswego Police
• West Linn Police
• The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Jail, Patrol and Investigations Divisions

Negotiators attend either the 40-hour FBI Basic Hostage Negotiation Class or 40-hour Crisis Systems Management class after being selected for the team.

Negotiators also receive a minimum of 150 hours of in-house and outside training per year.

Team-member roles in crisis situations include:

• Team Leader
• Primary Negotiator
• Secondary Negotiator
• Driver
• Navigator
• Intelligence Coordinator
• Intelligence Gathering
• Scribe
• Boards

The Sheriff's Office Marine Unit conducts hull inspections at the request of the Oregon State Marine Board to complete your registration process. The Marine Board will send you a letter requesting this inspection. Please bring the letter with you to your inspection.

The hull inspection ensures that the vessel information for your title and registration is correct. It does not tell you whether your boat is seaworthy or not.

When is a hull inspection required?

A hull inspection is required when the Oregon State Marine Board has determined that the boat needs an inspection.

Possible reasons could include:

• When a boat is previously registered from another state;
• When a boat is homemade.
• When there is a discrepancy between the HIN on the title and the HIN plate on the vessel.

Learn more on OSMB's webpage.

How do I get a hull inspection?

If you’re a Clackamas County resident and the Oregon State Marine Board requires a HIN inspection, contact the Marine Unit by email to schedule an inspection. In your email, leave a message with name and phone number, and note that you are requesting a HIN Inspection.

The Marine Unit will return your message and schedule an inspection time.

Inspections are usually done at Clackamette Park near the boat ramp, or at Sportcraft Marina.

Marine Unit main page

Watch this page for information on upcoming CCSO meetings, conferences and other events.

Recruiting Team appearances

Our Recruiting team appears at job fairs and community events around the county and region. Visit JoinCCSO.com/events to see a list of future recruiting dates.

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Security Release

The Clackamas County Jail processes bail as quickly and efficiently as possible. Once bail is posted, it may take 20-30 minutes to receive a receipt for bail. There are times however, when it could take two hours or longer before an adult in custody is released.

Persons wishing to bail an adult in custody can do so 24 hours a day -- by going to the Clackamas County jail lobby and notifying the reception deputy they wish to post bail for an adult in custody.

The person posting will be required to have photo ID and fill out a Citizen Bail form.

You must have the exact cash amount. The Clackamas County Jail DOES NOT ACCEPT personal checks, money orders, cashier's checks, traveler's checks, credit cards, debit cards or coins.

Persons posting bail have three options available to them:

1. Persons may post the entire amount.
2. Persons may post a portion of the bail amount, with the adult in custody posting the remainder. In either case, the person will receive a receipt for his/her portion when available.
3. Person may place monies on the adult in custody's account. However, the person posting the monies will not receive a bail receipt, but will receive a receipt that money was placed on the adult in custody's account.

Persons posting bail should be aware that the court will retain 15% of the posted amount as a security release. The court may also order that fines or fees be paid from the posted amount. Failure to show for a scheduled court date may result in seizure of the bail amount.

Court Recognizance Release

Once the courts have released an adult in custody, it is the policy of the Clackamas County Jail that the adult in custody be released as soon as possible. However, if the courts released an adult in custody during arraignment, the adult in custody will be released after 7 p.m.

Recognizance Release

It is the policy of the Clackamas County Jail that the supervising Corrections Sergeant on duty is authorized to release on personal recognizance any person held for the courts of Clackamas County on probable-cause arrest who is charged with a non-violent misdemeanor, including crimes or infractions, provided such person:

1. Is a resident and has an address in the State of Oregon.
2. Is not under the influence of alcohol of drugs at the time of release. (Adults in custody may not be released until they are a .04 BAC.)
3. Has been the immediate subject of a State Bureau record check showing:
   1. No holds or wants from any other jurisdiction
   2. If held on a Clackamas County detainer or warrant, does not have a "NO BAIL" provision
   3. No parole or probation status, except Clackamas County misdemeanor probation
   4. No recent record of escape or failure to appear in court
4. Executes a recognizance agreement
5. Promises to appear in court on the date directed by the releasing officer
6. Has not been accused of a crime of violence unless otherwise determined at the discretion of the sergeant

Such supervising corrections sergeant may, at his/her discretion, deny recognizance release to any person otherwise qualified who appears to be a threat to the community.

Such sergeant may likewise impose reasonable conditions in conjunction with recognizance release (i.e. restrictions of place of residence, no contact with alleged victim(s), no contact with complaining witnesses, etc.).

Forced Release

Forced release reduces the overcrowding of the Clackamas County Jail -- under guidelines set down by the Consent Decree, as directed by federal mandate -- while trying to ensure the incarceration of those adults in custody who pose a threat to the public.

The forced-release schedule is for overcrowding, and will go into effect only when the Jail has achieved 90% or greater of its housing capacity. When the Classification Deputy has determined that the Jail population has reached or exceeded 90% capacity, the deputy will generate a list and select those individuals who are eligible for forced release. The classification deputy will forward the list to the Booking Office specialists and the Sergeant for review and subsequent release.

It is the policy of the Clackamas County Jail to ensure that the releases are done objectively, without discrimination against any adult in custody -- regardless of physical handicap, sex, race, creed, cultural background, or origin -- while maintaining the highest level of safety to the general public.

Contact Community Corrections.

Sheriff's Office Station List

The Sheriff's Office has several locations to serve the public. Most are not manned, but have emergency phones to contact Dispatch. These locations are listed below. If you need to contact an individual employee, please call the main Sheriff's Office business number: 503-785-5000.

The Sheriff's Honor Guard was formed in 1995. The Honor Guard is the formal representative of the Sheriff at variety of functions. The Honor Guard participates at funerals, color (Flag) presentations, ceremonies, graduations and other special events around the Portland Metro Area, the Pacific Northwest, and on occasion, across the country.

The Team

With 8 members, the Honor Guard is made up of full-time employees from all divisions within the Sheriff's Office (Patrol, Support Services and Corrections).

The Crest

The Honor Guard crest was designed by team members in 2000. The crest consists of the Sheriff's Badge, the American flag and the National Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial flag. The two black streamers on the National Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial flag are in remembrance of the two Honor Guard members lost since inception of the team. The inscription "Noscitur A Decus" means "They are known by their honor."

In Memoriam

Dedicated to the memory of Sheriff's employees killed in the line of duty.

• Sheriff John R. Shaver - April 30, 1906
• Deputy Jimmy Lee Shoop - November 7, 1981
• Deputy William D. Bowman - September 12, 2000

If you have a function and would like to use the services of the Sheriff's Honor Guard, call the Sheriff's Office to check their availability.

The State of Oregon Sex Offender Inquiry System lists Level III (High Risk) designated sex offenders subject to community notification, who are currently on community supervision and residing within Oregon.

If you have information on any misconduct or violations of probation, parole or post-prison supervision for any person listed on that website who is under supervision in Clackamas County, contact Clackamas County Community Corrections Parole and Probation at 503-655-8603 and ask to speak to a Duty Officer or Supervisor.

For general sex offender registry questions and enquiries, contact the Oregon State Police Sex Offender Registration Unit in Salem at 503-378-3725 ext. 44429 or by sexoffender.questions@state.or.us.