The Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem. (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle) For nearly a year, Loran Beck believed he did not belong in an Oregon state prison – even though Oregon’s governor sent ...

The investigation was spurred by a massive backlog of unaddressed complaints, including multiple reports of sexual abuse at ...

On stifling days last summer, Reyes Miranda baked in his cell, the metal walls so hot to the touch that he worried he’d burn himself. At night, he slept on the cool concrete floor for relief. Miranda ...

The Council on American-Islamic Relations’ Oregon chapter announced a federal lawsuit alleging a lack of meal accommodations against Oregon's Department of Corrections in early July. (Getty Images) ...

Grand jury report cites gang violence and staff shortages at Woodburn prison where 60% of those in custody are now adults.

University of Oregon cheer and dance athlete Brooke Tucker has spent nearly her entire life in motion. A lifelong dancer who began lessons at... A year before he sealed No. 5 Oregon’s 26-14 win over ...

Inside the Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution, the hum of sewing machines fills the air as adults in custody (AICs) craft workwear with purpose. For more than 30 years, the Prison Blues clothing ...

The governor of Oregon included $3 million in the 2015-17 proposed state budget to digitize the EMR system in the state’s prisons, according to the Statesman Journal. The medical records of the ...

Earlier this month, Brett Hollins embarked on a road trip to Oregon from his parents’ home in San Antonio. He didn’t come to experience the high desert splendor of Central Oregon or to snap selfies at ...

A 53 year old Oregon woman was sentenced to federal prison after embezzling more than $250,000 from her employer and evading more than $50,000 in federal taxes.

For nearly a year, Loran Beck believed he did not belong in an Oregon state prison – even though Oregon’s governor sent him there. On Sept. 19, a Multnomah County District Court judge found that Beck, ...