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  1. These are the 42 Oregon state prisoners who have died from COVID-19

    With more than 3,500 confirmed cases of coronavirus among its prisoners, the Oregon Department of Corrections has faced criticism for its handling of the pandemic Chronicled in this special report are the 42 prisoners who, as of press time, had died of CO ...

    10 Mar 2021 - Chris May and Emily Green

  2. COVID-19 in Oregon’s prisons: Phyll Mendacino advocated for Indigenous rights behind bars

    Phillip Red Woman, a Northern Cheyenne tribal member and an Army veteran, died from COVID-19 while incarcerated Phyll Mendacino, 65   Died Jan. 26, 2021 Two Rivers Correctional Institution Release date: Sept. 2, 2023 (tentative parole) Read more profiles ...

    10 Mar 2021 - Chris May

  3. COVID-19 in Oregon’s prisons: James Hargrave had a big heart

    The ‘always upbeat’ father, husband and friend died from COVID-19 while incarcerated James Hargrave, 70 Died Jan. 20, 2021 Two Rivers Correctional Institution Release date: Life, no parole date set Read more profiles of Oregon state prisoners who died fro ...

    10 Mar 2021 - Chris May

  4. COVID-19 in Oregon’s prisons: Bernardino Garcia was committed to preserving his Indigenous culture

    The Siletz Tribe member, who died after contracting the coronavirus in prison, advocated for his people Bernardino Garcia, 32   Died Dec. 30, 2020 Oregon State Penitentiary Release date: Nov. 7, 2022 Read more profiles of Oregon state prisoners who died f ...

    10 Mar 2021 - Chris May

  5. COVID-19 in Oregon’s prisons: Brian McCarvill was an anarchist who fought for prison abolition

    The jailhouse lawyer, who litigated his own case against the Department of Corrections while he was in solitary confinement, died from COVID-19 on his 68th birthday Brian McCarvill, 68 Died Sept. 27, 2020 Snake River Correctional Institution Release date: ...

    10 Mar 2021 - MG Belka

  6. Opinion | A prisoner’s perspective: This moment is about more than COVID-19

    ‘We all share the same surfaces because we are less than you, smaller spaces because we are less than you’ F rom behind prison walls, the business of COVID-19 is much like other external events. Recreational marijuana dispensaries, Donald Trump, the multi ...

    10 Mar 2021 - Ga lo Vann

  7. Why The Marshall Project is tracking COVID-19 in America’s prisons

    Katie Park, one of the journalists behind the project, talks to Street Roots about what the team has learned: ‘This really is a serious issue behind bars’ The Marshall Project has been tracking confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths within America’s state ...

    10 Mar 2021 - Emily Green

  8. Editorial | The prison system cannot be fixed

    Scores of COVID-19 deaths in Oregon’s prisons underscore the failures of America’s carceral system E xpendable. The word refers to something that is normally used up or consumed in service, or something that is more easily replaced than rescued, salvaged ...

    10 Mar 2021 - SR editorial board

  9. Opinion | COVID-19: My experience in prison

    A prisoner at Oregon State Penitentiary shares his experience in isolation after being tested for the virus Reprinted with permission from All Rise magazine. I sat on the top bunk of my 8-by-10 cell. As a 62-year-old man, I suffered from heart disease, an ...

    29 Nov 2020 - Jimmie Cohron

  10. Opinion | For America’s incarcerated, health care falls short

    The failure to provide adequate care in correctional facilities is a symptom of an overburdened system “ I ncarceration affects health. In fact, more than half of the population in prisons and jails are at high risk for COVID-19 because many have chronic ...

    11 Nov 2020 - Rupal Ramesh Shah

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