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Pilot program trains inmates to help reduce substance use disorders in Oregon prisons

With an estimated 70% of male and 77% of female inmates in Oregon state prisons said to have substance use disorders, the ...
Oregonian

17 Oregon inmates returned to prison after controversial early release

The Oregon Department of Corrections has tracked down 17 people it released from prison and put them back behind bars in a surprising roundup that follows confusion over a recent court ruling. The ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

Lawsuit Alleges 'Willful Indifference' Led To Deadly Conditions In Oregon Prisons

Cases of COVID-19 among inmates have pushed Oregon's prison system to a crisis point. A ruling by a federal judge last night ordered the state to offer vaccines to all inmates. It comes after 20 ...
The Bulletin

James Coon, in prison for murder of girlfriend in 2001, died Sunday

An Oregon State Penitentiary inmate serving 30 years for the murder of his girlfriend in Bend in 2001, died Sunday in custody, said the Oregon Department of Corrections. James Coon, 76, died Sunday in ...
KTVZ

Prison inmate serving 30-year sentence for 2001 killing of girlfriend in Bend dies at age 76

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- An Oregon State Penitentiary inmate serving a 30-year term for killing his girlfriend in Bend nearly 35 years ago has died in the Salem state prison, the Oregon Department of ...
NBC 6 South Florida

Oregon Governor Commutes All 17 of State's Death Sentences

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday that she is commuting the sentences of all of the state's 17 inmates awaiting execution, saying their death sentences will be changed to life in prison without ...