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The Dialogue: What Readers Had to Say About the Woman Who Died at an Oregon Prison After Not Receiving a Flu Vaccine

Last week, WW revealed that the Oregon’s women’s prison, Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, failed to provide flu shots to most of its inmates. One prisoner, Tina Ferri, contracted the virus and died after not receiving a vaccination (“A Bug in the System, WW, March 21, 2018).

Inmate Who Escaped the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Custody is Still Missing

Scott Smith stole an ODOT truck that had been left unlocked and running at an MCSO work site in northeast Portland.

An Inmate on Work Assignment Stole an ODOT Work Truck and Escaped Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office Custody

Scott Smith, a Portland resident, is the second man to escape MCSO custody in less than a week.

Oregon Failed to Provide Flu Vaccinations to Most of Its Prison Inmates. One Woman Died.

Experts say the state’s choices left prisoners defenseless in a confined space as the virus spread.

An Inmate Hid in Ceiling Ducts at Inverness Jail for Three Hours Today While Multnomah County Sheriff’s Deputies Searched for Him

The 29-year-old man accessed the space above the jail’s ceilings through a maintenance hatch.

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