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Nurse Faces Prison For A Deadly Error, Colleagues Worry: Could I Be Next?

A Tennessee nurse was charged with reckless homicide and felony abuse of an impaired adult for the accidental killing of a 75-year-old patient.

Mar 22, 2022

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OREGON STATE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION IN SALEM, ORE., MAY 19, 2021./KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

As The Deadline Nears, Oregon Department Of Corrections Employees Are 50% Vaccinated

So far, the agency has approved exemptions for nearly 16% of its workforce, which corrections officials said were largely for religions reasons.

Oct 14, 2021

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PAMELA WINN, A REGISTERED NURSE BY TRAINING, WAS PREGNANT WHEN INCARCERATED IN 2008. AFTER A MISCARRIAGE, SHE WAS PUT INTO SOLITARY CONFINEMENT FOR WHAT SHE WAS TOLD WAS MEDICAL OBSERVATION. THAT EIGHT MONTHS IN SOLITARY SCARRED HER FOR LIFE, SHE SAYS./KATJA RIDDERBUSCH/KHN

Solitary Confinement Condemns Many Prisoners To Long-Term Health Issues

At the height of the pandemic last year, up to 300,000 incarcerated individuals were in solitary, according to estimates.

Oct 5, 2021

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Oregon Receives Failing Grade For Its In-Prison Response To COVID-19

Oregon had one of the highest discrepancies between infection and death rates of prisoners versus its population, a report found.

Sep 2, 2021
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A courtroom at Multnomah County Circuit Court. | PHOTO COPYRIGHT: PORTLAND TRIBUNE/JONATHAN HOUSE (USED WITH PERMISSION)

Oregon Corrections Department Sued Over Finger Loss

A former Oregon state prisoner alleges his finger was amputated because of malpractice by a doctor at the Columbia River Correctional Institution in North Portland.

Jul 22, 2021
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The Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem is the oldest prison in Oregon and the only maximum security institution operated by the Oregon Department of Corrections./Ericka Cruz Guevarra/OPB

Oregon Inmates Sue To Gain Access To COVID-19 Vaccine

State health officials report that the largest active COVID-19 outbreaks in Oregon are in its prisons: More than 3,000 inmates have tested positive for the disease, while 38 have died.

Jan 23, 2021

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Sen. Jeff Merkley at a ribbon-cutting ceremony in 2019. | EMILY CURETON/OPB

Jail Inmates Could Receive Federal Health Care Under Sen. Jeff Merkley Proposal

Oct 28, 2019

Multnomah Jails Report Shows Most Inmates Need Treatment Services

A grand jury looking into conditions at Multnomah County’s jails found the majority of inmates have either mental health or substance abuse issues.

Nov 9, 2018

Public Health Raises Concerns over HIV Stigma in Bill to Protect Prison Workers

SB 367 will allow an easier trade of information between physicians when a corrections officer comes into contact with an inmate’s bodily fluid to know if the prisoner carried Hepatitis C or HIV. But a discussion about the risks of HIV and Hep C painted the picture that the prison workers must be quarantined even though their real chance of transmission is low.

Mar 29, 2017

Pendleton Senator Wants HIV Information Exchange for Prison Guards at Risk

Sen. Bill Hansell, R-Pendleton, has introduced two bills that are designed to improve public policy at the intersection of healthcare and corrections, allowing the physicians of prison guards to get information about HIV exposure and closing a loophole to require health insurers to cover medical costs for juveniles held on bail.

Mar 8, 2017