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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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    Billy Baggett sits in his wheelchair in Portland

    The life and death of Billy Baggett: Part I

    “All my life, I seen the world through a window called television, and that’s the only thing I know.”
    By
    Emily Green
    December 27, 2020
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    Billy Baggett's mugshots from different eras of his life

    The life and death of Billy Baggett: Part II

    “After two or three months went by, I started thinking, it ain’t death I want; I want to live.”
    By
    Emily Green
    December 27, 2020
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    Billy Baggett looks out the window

    The life and death of Billy Baggett: Part III

    “He was like a king in his kingdom.”
    By
    Emily Green
    December 27, 2020
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    Emily Green

    The life and death of Billy Baggett: Reporter's notebook

    “As the reporter who shadowed him closely from his release to his death, I was eventually confronted with a choice. I would have to choose between my own journalistic integrity and being there for a fellow human being when he needed it most.”
    By
    Emily Green
    December 27, 2020
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    Whole Foods exterior sign

    Whole Foods Market workers sound alarm again on COVID-19 precautions in Pearl District

    Front-end staff worry plexiglass dividers won't protect them during holiday crowd levels
    By
    Jessica Pollard
    December 24, 2020
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    Illustration of a chalkboard with a house drawn on it in chalk

    Number of homeless students at Portland Public Schools is down, but so is overall enrollment

    Part of the decrease is attributed to less accurate counting while students are learning remotely
    By
    Christen McCurdy
    December 23, 2020
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    A steaming pot on a stove

    A love of cooking that even homelessness couldn’t stop

    Tina and James share meals and memories. Here are some of their favorite recipes.
    By
    Veronica Ruth
    December 23, 2020
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    Candles at a vigil

    Multnomah County reports 113 people died homeless last year

    2019’s death toll is the highest since Domicile Unknown reporting began
    December 21, 2020
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    Homes are reduced to rubble in a mobile home park

    Mobile homes’ toxic legacy haunts wildfire relief efforts in Southern Oregon

    They’re touted as an affordable housing option worth preserving, but they can also be hazardous to their occupants’ health and finances
    By
    Chris May
    December 16, 2020
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    People work on construction projects

    A compassionate model for street hygiene opens in Portland

    The Hygiene Hub, under the Morrison Bridge, offers toilets, wind and solar showers, information and other resources
    By
    Helen Hill
    December 16, 2020

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