'Won't be around much longer': Prison staff told crying inmate 'why don't you just kill yourself' before suicide, lawsuit says

The Oregon Department of Corrections is paying millions to settle a lawsuit filed by an inmate's family who said he died by ...
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State of Oregon settles lawsuit for $2.3M after corrections officer encouraged inmate’s suicide

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Oregon Department of Corrections will pay $2.3 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a 22-year-old who died by suicide inside a black box solitary cell. The ...
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Prison inmate serving 30-year sentence for 2001 killing of girlfriend in Bend dies at age 76

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 Corrections said Monday.

Oregon Department of Corrections agrees to $2.3 million settlement with mom whose son died while in custody

The lawsuit alleges that despite multiple documented warning signs, Grayson Painter was placed in solitary confinement and ...

Oregon settles for $2.3M after suicide of 22-year-old at OSCI

Oregon Department of Corrections will pay $2.3 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit over the suicide death of a 22-year ...
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2 Marion County inmates released again from state prison. What to know

The Oregon Supreme Court on Dec. 22 ordered the release of two incarcerated people convicted of crimes in Marion County who were rearrested months after the Department of Corrections recalculated and ...
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Oregon inmate held in Pendleton, 57, dies in hospital, corrections officials say

Clark County Public Health is investigating a case of measles in Ridgefield. Trapped individual in tunnel under concrete deck escapes before rescue team reaches scene Portland Fire and Rescue ...