ORS 169.042: Maximum facility population; recommendation.

The county court or board of commissioners of a county may institute an examination of the county’s local correctional facility for the purpose of obtaining a recommendation regarding the maximum number of adults in custody that should be held in the facility. This recommendation shall be based on consideration of the following:

      (1) The advice of the district attorney, county counsel and sheriff concerning prevailing constitutional standards relating to conditions of incarceration;

      (2) The design capacity of the local correctional facility;

      (3) The physical condition of the local correctional facility; and

      (4) The programs provided for adults in custody of the local correctional facility.