# @theoregonian on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DQMkNKVE7mW
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/36138661-theoregonian-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-10-24T17:00:52.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Oregonian (@theoregonian) — https://gondola.cc/theoregonian

## Caption

Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem — the state’s oldest prison — recorded cellblock temps up to 114° last summer and is one of three Oregon prisons with little or no air conditioning. Officials cite asbestos, lead paint, failing systems, and crumbling buildings as they weigh a replacement that could approach $1 billion by the early 2030s. Roughly 1,900 people live there, including a unit for adults with severe mental illness in windowless cells. The prison’s history includes executions and a 1960s riot that drew national headlines.

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–Reporting by NoelleCrombie | The Oregonian/OregonLive 

–Photography by Mark_W_Graves | The Oregonian/OregonLive 

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