Oregon Statutes - Chapter 398 - Military Justice - Section 398.258 - Execution of confinement.

(1) A sentence of confinement adjudged by a military court, whether or not the sentence includes discharge or dismissal, and whether or not the discharge or dismissal has been executed, may be carried into execution by confinement in any place of confinement under the control of any of the forces of the organized militia or in any jail, penitentiary or prison designated for that purpose. Persons so confined in a jail, penitentiary or prison are subject to the same discipline and treatment as persons confined or committed to the jail, penitentiary or prison by the courts of the state or of any political subdivision thereof.

(2) The keepers, officers and wardens of county jails, penitentiaries or prisons designated by the Governor, or by such person as the Governor may authorize to act under ORS 398.060, shall receive persons ordered into confinement before trial and persons committed to confinement by a military court and shall confine them according to law.

(3) A person confined under this section shall have the status of a priority prisoner as defined in ORS 398.058 and may be released only upon order of a military court.

(4) A keeper, officer or warden described in subsection (2) of this section may not require payment of any fee or charge for receiving or confining a person under this section. [1961 c.454 §137; 1975 c.719 §29; 1985 c.682 §40; 2005 c.512 §25]

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