Pertaining to corrections inmates, DOC, staff, released persons, etc.
Mentally Ill Oregon Prisoners Routinely Pepper-Sprayed And Isolated, OPB – May 3, 2015 Prisoners with severe mental illness are routinely tasered, pepper-sprayed, isolated, and denied access to adequate mental health care – according to a new report by Disability Rights Oregon. The cells in the BHU are about 6 feet wide and 10 feet deep. […]
The Oregonian, April 8, 2015 Prisoners in the Oregon State Penitentiary unit reserved for inmates with the most severe mental illnesses spend months, sometimes years in small cells with no natural light or outdoor access and rarely get to speak with others, according to an investigation by Disability Rights Oregon. Most are in their cells […]
From The Oregonian, November 7, 2007 – not available online As Joshua Shane Overstreet was booked into jail on a heroin count, the warning signs quickly added up. The 18-year-old told jail staff that he had been diagnosed with suicidal depression. His mother, when contacted by telephone, warned that Overstreet was unstable, a danger to […]
from The Oregonian, by Anna Griffin and Arthur Gregg Sulzberger November 2006 Multnomah County’s jails have devolved into violent and costly near-chaos mostly because the elected officials responsible for overseeing them refuse to do their jobs, according to a scathing report released Wednesday by District Attorney Michael Schrunk’s office. In a 63-page analysis prepared after […]
from KOIN.com – November 2006 A new report from the district attorney’s office claims that Multnomah County jails are being grossly mismanaged. jailAmong other complaints, the report cites the lack of disaster plans at all jails and the James Chasse case, in which the suspect died in police custody. It also questions how two inmates […]
All articles below are from The Oregonian and are not available elsewhere online. Damon Ivan Lowery, died December 5, 1999 READ – Pay claim of the Estate of Damon Lowery, City of Portland 2005 MAN BLED TO DEATH IN DISTURBANCE, AUTOPSY FINDS December 7, 1999 An autopsy shows that a 29-year-old man who died in […]
Managing Mental Illness in Prison Task Force Findings and Recommendations October 2004 Oregon Department of Corrections ________________________________________ READ – Managing Mental Illness in Prison Task Force – 2004, in original formatting. Oregon State Penitentiary was established in 1866 for the purpose of housing offenders away from the general citizenry. There are 12,733 inmates within the […]
Managing Mental Illness in Prison Task Force – Findings and Recommendations, October 2004 READ – the full formatted 71 page report. Executive Summary The 2004 DOC Managing Mental Illness in Prison (MMIP) Task Force has prepared a report that identifies issues of concern in DOC’s mental health system, additional findings, and offers numerous recommendations to […]
By Robert Landauer – editorial columnist for The Oregonian, October 21, 2000. Not available elsewhere online. The numbers vary little across state corrections departments: 70-80 percent of prisoners have alcohol and drug problems relating to their criminality. Oregon’s 10,469 prison inmates fit that profile. Three-quarters have a history of criminal activity directly related to alcohol […]
From The Oregonian, October 24, 1999 A survey this year by the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics found that more than 280,000 mentally ill inmates — 16 percent of the 1.75 million inmate population — live behind the bars of the nation’s correctional institutions. And almost 20 percent of those incarcerated for violent crimes suffer […]
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