Former prison land sale offers 390 acres for potential Salem housing development

A 390.5-acre property that includes the now shuttered Mill Creek Correctional Facility is up for auction next month. (Higgenbotham Auctioneers)

The nearly 400-acre property that housed a Salem prison until last year is up for auction next month, billed as a stretch of land suited for redevelopment into large housing communities.

Mill Creek runs through the property at 5465 Turner Road S.E., which is the largest currently for sale in Salem, according to Tim Stuart,…