Oregon DOC Hires $78,000 Gender-Care Coordinator as Prison System Faces $55 Million Deficit
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 3
Oregon DOC Hires $78,000 Gender-Care Coordinator as Prison System Faces $55 Million Deficit
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 3
Summary
$78,000 to $115,000 a year is the pay range for a new Oregon Department of Corrections gender-affirming care coordinator hired last month to oversee transgender, intersex and non-binary inmates' needs and safety risks.
The role expands Oregon's prison gender-care efforts after a 2023 review of Coffee Creek Correctional Facility found delayed care for both cisgender and transgender inmates, including complaints about interrupted hormone treatment.
The hire did not come from a direct recommendation by Kotek's corrections advisory panel, though the panel did urge staff training on housing, medical and behavioral decisions affecting transgender and nonbinary prisoners.
The move lands as Oregon's prison system projects a $55 million 2026 deficit and Governor Tina Kotek has ordered agencies to cut spending after the state's general fund balance fell to negative $373.7 million.