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March 10, 2021

We have documented all 42 Oregon state prisoners who have died of COVID-19.

Read our special report.

Opinion

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Jail Cell Door And Welded Iron Bars

Opinion | The rising tide of unnecessary death in Oregon jails

Disability Rights Oregon report documents how criminalizing disabilities leads to deaths in jail
By
Liz Reetz
March 10, 2021
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Ga lo Vann portrait

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’
By
Ga lo Vann
March 10, 2021
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Oregon State Penitentiary

Editorial | The prison system cannot be fixed

Scores of COVID-19 deaths in Oregon’s prisons underscore the failures of America’s carceral system
By
SR editorial board
March 10, 2021

News

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Photos of 42 Oregon state prisoners who died of COVID-19. Headline reads: The Expendable.

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
By
Chris May Emily Green
March 10, 2021
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Portraits of 42 Oregon prisoners who died of COVID-19. The portrait of Phyll Mendacino is emphasized. The headline reads: The Expendable.

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
By
Chris May
March 10, 2021
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Portraits of 42 Oregon prisoners who died of COVID-19. The portrait of James Hargrave is emphasized. The headline reads: The Expendable.

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
By
Chris May
March 10, 2021
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Portraits of 42 Oregon prisoners who died of COVID-19. The portrait of Bernardino Garcia is emphasized. The headline reads: The Expendable.

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
By
Chris May
March 10, 2021
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Portraits of 42 Oregon prisoners who died of COVID-19. The portrait of Brian McCarvill is emphasized. The headline reads: The Expendable.

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
By
MG Belka
March 10, 2021
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Bar graph from week of April 22, 2020, to week of March 2, 2021, shows there have been at least 2,459 deaths from coronavirus reported among prisoners.

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’
By
Emily Green
March 10, 2021
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A shadow of prison bars appears on concrete

‘Set up to fail’: Ex-prisoners speak out as Oregon lawmakers consider Measure 11 reforms

Hearings on a criminal justice reform bill draw testimony about mandatory minimums, parole restrictions and more
By
Tom Henderson
March 10, 2021
March 10, 2021, cover of street roots: Special report on the prisoners who died from COVID-19 in Oregon state prisons
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