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State prison docs waited three years before fixing broken wrist, suit says

Federal lawsuit accuses the Oregon Department of Corrections of a consistent practice of denying or delaying care to people in custody, saying that “slow-playing” care causes “unnecessary pain and suffering” in violation of the U.S. Constitution
August 8, 2024
 
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A wooden sign reading Deer Ridge Correctional Institution sits in front of a chainlink fence with barren hills in the background.
DEER RIDGE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION./PHOTO COURTESY OF PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP

A recent federal lawsuit accuses the Oregon Department of Corrections of a consistent practice of denying or delaying care to people