Oregon

Police: Ore. kidnapping suspect killed 2 men before being cornered by officers

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Officers sent a robot into a crawlspace and found signs the suspect was burrowed deep underneath a house

Ore. kidnapping suspect dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound after standoff with police

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Benjamin Obadiah Foster, 36, died at a hospital, hours after he was taken into custody

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Oregon governor commutes sentences of the state's 17 death row inmates

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With less than a month left in office, Gov. Kate Brown used executive clemency powers to change the death sentence to life in prison without the possibility of parole

Ore. county jails to undergo additional health, safety inspections

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Future inspection topics could include the jails’ procedures for preventing suicides among those detained

Colette Peters, director of Ore.'s prison system, to run federal prisons

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Peters vowed to put the wellness of federal correctional officers at the top of her priority list

Ore. inmates go on hunger strike in protest of lockdowns, poor conditions

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Inmates filed a petition seeking reduction of their sentences, citing two years of alleged unconstitutional conditions

Oregon's prison chief in lead for top federal prisons job

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Colette Peters would be the 11th person to lead the Bureau of Prisons since its founding more than 90 years ago

Oregon governor's clemency of murderer unleashes criticism

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"Teenagers, even those who have committed terrible crimes, have a unique capacity for growth and change," Gov. Kate Brown said

Former Ore. prison nurse indicted on 25 charges of sexually assaulting inmates, perjury

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If convicted, Tony Klein faces a maximum sentence of life in prison

COVID-19 vax requirement ends for Ore. state employees, including COs

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Gov. Kate Brown will rescind an order that has required nearly 40,000 state employees to be vaccinated

Ore. governor makes historic push to release prisoners; crime victims, families feel blindsided

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“It made me start the grieving process all over again knowing he was free and they are dead,” a family member said

Federal judge skeptical that toy phone placed on jailhouse lawyer’s desk in prison library is contraband

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A law librarian says she placed the plastic toy on the inmate's desk as a joke; ODOC says the "gift" is contraband and indicates an inappropriate personal relationship