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Mugshots and fingerprints of Billy Baggett Jr.

 

 

Special Report

The life and death of Billy Baggett

After spending most of his life in prison, Billy Baggett was released into a world he no longer understood, contending with a lifetime of trauma and coming to terms with his imminent death. Read online or download the PDF e-book.

 

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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
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    Illustration of an arm and fist covered in barbed wire

    The trauma of incarceration: It’s ‘gladiator school’ inside

    Experiencing, or even witnessing, violence behind bars can have long-term impacts on prisoners, researcher Meghan Novisky explains
    By
    Emily Green
    March 3, 2021
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    Wlnsvey Campos portrait

    Wlnsvey Campos, a 25-year-old woman of color, brings a fresh perspective to Oregon Legislature

    The Aloha representative, who brings lived experience with poverty to her leadership role on a housing committee, speaks for young people who demand action on the housing and climate crises they’ve inherited
    By
    Tom Henderson
    March 3, 2021
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    Walled In podcast | ‘It was a nightmare’: Prison violence and its lasting toll

    Episode 1: Former prisoners share violent events they experienced in prison, and a criminologist discusses how even indirect exposure to violence can have lingering effects on prisoners long after they're released
    By
    Emily Green Joshua Wright
    February 28, 2021
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    Naomi Osaka

    Tennis star Naomi Osaka brings a global lens to social justice advocacy

    The athlete, who won the U.S. Open while wearing masks with the names of Black victims of police violence, talks to street papers about her heritage and using her platform for good
    By
    Ann-Derrick Gaillot
    February 24, 2021

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