We Asked City Council Candidates: Should Wapato Jail Be a Shelter?

Spoiler alert: The candidates’ answers may surprise you.

When a Pandemic Met a Protest, Public Health Fought the Law and the Law Won

Oregon Jails Have Cut Inmate Populations in Half During the Pandemic, New Data Shows

Murmurs: Domestic Violence Allegation Leveled at Lawmaker

In other news: Cameron Smith crosses the aisle for work.

Wapato Jail Again Touted as a Solution, This Time as a Recovery Center for COVID-19 Patients

A Formerly Homeless Man From the Oregon Coast Has a Plan to Save Wapato Jail

I Recently Realized That If a Friend Went to Jail and Used Their “One Phone Call” On Me, I Wouldn’t Know to Pick Up. Could I Call Them Back?

Unfortunately, the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office—perhaps daunted by the prospect of a never-ending stream of calls for Amanda Huggenkiss and Mike Hunt—declined to provide the specific number or numbers from which jailhouse phone calls originate.

A Man In Custody at Inverness Jail in Multnomah County Died at a Local Hospital

Just before 6 p.m. on Thursday evening, the sheriff’s office reported a medical emergency involving an inmate housed in the medium security jail.