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Prison Medical Staff Indifference Causes Severe Bodily Damage, Lawsuit Says

A former state prisoner is suing the Oregon Department of Corrections for permanent loss of function and pain stemming from inadequate treatment and forced movement, including work.
August 16, 2021
 
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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 civil rights case filed against the Oregon Department of Corrections last week alleges the department’s deliberate indifference to a former priso