An inmate walked away today from a Deer Ridge Correctional Institution (DRCI) work crew near Sisters. Oregon State Police are investigating. DRCI staff discovered inmate Richard Clark missing at approximately 1:45 p.m., Thursday, June 23. Clark is a 29-year-old Caucasian male, 6 feet tall, 205 pounds, with blond hair and blue eyes. He is most likely wearing blue jeans with the word “inmate” and the DOC logo stenciled on the knee in orange or red shorts, and a blue t-shirt with the word “inmate” and the DOC logo stenciled in orange on the front and back. Clark entered DOC custody on March 31, 2016, on two counts of attempted robbery in the second degree out of Washington County. His earliest release date is June 11, 2019. Anyone with information regarding Clark’s whereabouts is asked to call Oregon State Police at 1-800-452-7888. DRCI is a multi-custody facility located four miles east of Madras in central Oregon.
