Prison Conditions

Officials Hid Truth of Immigrant Deaths in Jail

January 18, 2010
Silence has long shrouded the men and women who die in the nation’s immigration jails. For years, they went uncounted and unnamed in the public record. (NY Times)

Officials Hid Truth of Immigrant Deaths in Jail
By NINA BERNSTEIN
New York Times

The Criminalization of Mental Illness

January 18, 2010
"IN TERMS OF INSTITUTIONS that the state runs, there are more people with major mental illness in prison and jail in Oregon than there are in mental hospitals," says Bob Joondeph, executive director of Disability Rights Oregon. (The Portland Mercury)

The Criminalization of Mental Illness

Three sentenced in Oregon prison food-buying scam

September 23, 2009
Three California businessmen were given 12-month sentences today in a bribery scheme that netted $1.2 million dollars for Oregon's former state prison food buyer and his wife. (The Oregonian)

Three sentenced in Oregon prison food-buying scam

DEQ Fines ODOC

August 12, 2009
DEQ Issues $4,675 Penalty to the Oregon Department of Corrections. (Oregon Department of Environmental Quality)

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OSP on Lockdown

July 31, 2009
A brawl last night between nearly a dozen inmates prompted a lockdown last night at Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem.- The Oregonian

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    • Women Accuse Prison Workers of Sexual Assault

    July 16, 2009
    Five women sue Oregon, claiming they were sexually abused at Coffee Creek prison (The Oregonian)

    Five women sue Oregon, claiming they were sexually abused at Coffee Creek prison

    Two Meals Not Always Square-NY Times Editorial

    July 7, 2009
    With budgets tight, states and local governments have been looking at prisons — and prison food — as a place to save money.

     

    Youth in Adult Prisons and Jails are at Greatest Risk for Sexual Assault

    June 23, 2009
    The National Prison Rape Elimination Commission (NPREC) reported on its investigation of the status of youth in adult jails and prisons as part of a nationwide examination of sexual assault in the juvenile and criminal justice systems.

    Report on Prison Rape Finds that Youth in Adult Prisons and Jails are at Greatest Risk for Sexual Assault    The National Prison Rape Elimination Commission (NPREC) reported on its i

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