Multnomah County jail health director exits after less than a year

Multnomah County’s jail health director departed from the role after less than a year on the job, officials confirmed ...
Hoodline

Clackamas Deputy Honored with Distinguished Service Award for Life-Saving Response in Child's Lawn Mower Accident

Oregon Deputy Jacob Ausmus received the Distinguished Service Award for life-saving actions during an incident where a child ...
katu

Seven arrested in alleged burglary of $200,000 of items from Clackamas County home

Crews, historians, and city bureaus gave an update in their progress in restoring the statue and fountain that was damaged during protests in 2020. Man faces new charges after running from Washington ...
The Caledonian Record

NaphCare Reaches Industry-Leading Milestone as Clackamas County and Pima County Partners Earn Prestigious NCCHC Pinnacle Award

NaphCare, a leading provider of correctional healthcare services, today announced that its partners, Clackamas County Jail in Oregon and Pima County Adult Detention Complex in Arizona, were awarded ...
WTVC

8 inmates face charges after 2 inmates attacked at Hamilton County Jail

Chattanooga man dies after hit and run on Brainerd Road: Police looking for suspect A Chattanooga man has died from injuries he sustained in a hit and run incident last Friday, police say.Around 6:50 ...
Houston Public Media

Two more inmate deaths inside the Harris County Jail were reported this week

Two more inmates died inside the Harris County Jail this week, according to a spokesperson for the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, bringing the jail’s in-custody death total to 18 this year. The ...
OPB

Clackamas County appoints Matt Bunch to fill Oregon House seat Drazan left

On Monday, the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners unanimously selected Bunch, who works as an Oregon City school bus driver, after interviewing him and two other possible appointees. Bunch ran in ...
Oregon Capital Chronicle

Clackamas County commissioners appoint former farm leader to fill Drazan’s House seat

Clackamas County commissioners on Monday unanimously appointed Republican Matt Bunch, an insurance agent and rural Oregon leader, to fill the remainder of former Rep. Christine Drazan’s term. Bunch ...
philomathnews

Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office recovers likely remains of Devon Dobek

The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office on Sunday recovered who they believe is Devon Dobek, who had gone missing Oct. 31 on a hunting trip. (Photo provided by Clackamas County Sheriff's Office) The ...
Mother Jones

In a Mississippi Jail, Inmates Became Weapons

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Chris Mack has been locked up in Mississippi’s Rankin County Jail on and off since he ...
The New York Times

In a Brutal Mississippi Jail, Inmates Say They Were Enlisted as Enforcers

High-ranking inmates known as trusties were ordered to do guards’ bidding, former inmates and guards said, and the culture of violence in the jail went straight to the top. By Brian HoweyMukta Joshi ...
KLFY News 10

Inmates escape from Berwick Police Department Jail, Morgan City Schools lockdown lifted

UPDATE, 11:45 a.m.: Morgan City Police have lifted the lockdown of the Morgan City schools. Officials said the person of interest could not be found in the area. UPDATE: Morgan City Schools on the ...