Hundreds of Oregon prisoners see sentences shaved by days, even years under new court ruling

The Oregon Department of Corrections has quietly reexamined the sentences of the vast majority of the state’s prisoners after ...

'Minimally functional' Lane corrections system emerges out of Oregon budget

Lane County Commissioners chose to pull $10 million from reserves over the next two years to partially plug what county ...
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Oregon Department of Corrections outlines moves to improve health care after Department of Justice investigation

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Oregon Department of Corrections said Tuesday it "has taken major steps to improve health care services for adults in custody following a thorough investigation conducted by ...
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Oregon Department of Corrections discloses death of man in custody

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) –The Department of Corrections disclosed Friday that a 71-year-old man died while in custody at the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem. David Dietrich was taken to the infirmary ...
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Oregon corrections work crew helps rescue injured hiker on Tillamook Co. trail

TILLAMOOK COUNTY, Ore. — An Oregon Department of Corrections forestry work crew helped rescue a hiker who broke an ankle along a trail in the Tillamook State Forest earlier this month. According to ...
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Muslim men allege religious discrimination in Oregon prison system

Three Muslim men are suing Oregon prison officials, alleging they’ve been refused meals that adhere to Islamic dietary laws in violation of their constitutional rights. The suit, filed in U.S.
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Oregon State Penitentiary inmate convicted in 2003 Bend robbery, kidnap and assault dies at 72

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A 72-year-old Oregon State Penitentiary inmate who was convicted and received a lengthy sentence in a 2003 robbery, kidnapping and assault in Bend died Wednesday morning at the ...