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  1. Prisoners and protesters decry conditions among Oregon state prisons as COVID-19 spreads among facilities

    The number of prisoners in quarantine outnumbers tests conducted 6 to 1 On April 23, a prisoner at Oregon State Penitentiary named Michael Kell published an article on Propeller claiming workers were directed to remove biohazard labels from laundry bags c ...

    29 Apr 2020 - Chris May

  2. Oregon's recidivism rate lowest in nation? Not so fast

    Oregon came out ahead in a state-by-state study, but comparing recidivism rates can be misleading In corrections, the best measure of success is generally agreed upon to be the recidivism rate, or the rate at which people reoffend after their release. In ...

    5 Jan 2017 - Emily Green

  3. Inside Oregon’s prison workforce: Education and training programs

    Part II — With a statewide prison population of nearly 15,000 inmates, education programs are few and far between This is  Part II  of a two-part report looking inside Oregon's prison workforce.  Part I   explores whether prison jobs exploit inmates ...

    5 Jan 2017 - Corinne Ellis

  4. Inside Oregon’s prison workforce: Exploitation or opportunity?

    PART I — Inmates' cheap labor is necessary to keep prisons operating – and sometimes the work benefits the prisoners, too This is Part I of a two-part report looking inside Oregon's prison workforce. Part II explores education and training progr ...

    5 Jan 2017 - Emily Green

  5. Theater director helps inmates discover their potential

    Through dialogue and the stage, Johnny Stallings helps inmates step back from their troubled lives It is Saturday, Sept. 24, and a dozen men imprisoned in Two Rivers Correctional Institution, a medium-security prison in Umatilla, wait in the prison’s visi ...

    9 Oct 2016 - Amanda Waldroupe

  6. A true story of hope, change and inspiration through art | COMMENTARY

    Loneliness in prison gave me time to focus on my drawings. And I began to enjoy the rewards. My name is Phillip Wilson. I was born in 1966 to Betsy Ross. My mother was also a famous wrestler in the '50s. Her stage name was also Betsy Ross, taking aft ...

    7 Jun 2016 - Phillip Wilson

  7. A young inmate’s Freedom Day

    An excerpt from ‘Travels with Joseph’ by Neal Lemery Freedom Day came early for me. It always does. I arrive at Camp Tillamook just before 6 a.m., coffee thermos in hand, ready for my buddy’s first day of freedom.  He could walk out the gate for the last ...

    8 Oct 2015 - Neal Lemery

  8. Why a retired judge mentors youths in prison

    Neal Lemery visits several inmates regularly and stays in touch with those he’s mentored who are on parole Before retiring in 2013, Neal Lemery spent most of his judicial career presiding over courtrooms in Oregon’s northern coastal cities. Today, he dedi ...

    8 Oct 2015 - Emily Green

  9. On the outside: Families' perspectives on incarceration

    A free performance will relay personal stories about having a loved one behind bars Family members of the United States’ 2.3 million inmates often undergo economic hardship and feelings of loss and frustration as they grapple with the incarceration of a l ...

    8 Oct 2015 - Emily Green

  10. Inmates need Coffee Creek's Family Preservation Program

    Parenting program for mothers in the correctional facility should be expanded, not cancelled The Family Preservation Project is a parenting program at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville. The program is a partnership between Portland Communi ...

    27 Feb 2015 - Israel Bayer

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