County Commissioner Publicly Suggests Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office Absorb Portland Police Bureau

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.

East County Courthouse May Keep Security Officers After All

Cutting the two security positions would have saved the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office $212,572.

The East County Courthouse Will be Open Only Two Days a Week After the Sheriff Pulled Deputies From Security Duty After Budget Cuts

“Multnomah County faced a budget shortfall that required difficult cuts,” says Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury.

Multnomah County Jail Inmates Attacks on Corrections Deputies are on the Rise

The new year has seen a spate of violent incidents.

Multnomah County Jail Inmate Grabbed A Hostage And Broke A Deputy’s Ribs In Alleged Escape Attempt

John Christopher Marsh allegedly threatened to snap another inmate’s neck at the downtown Portland jail.

Multnomah County Started the New Year With 55 People Released From an Overcrowded Jail

“If we don’t have court running it’s hard for us to keep our jail population in balance,” says MCSO spokesman Sgt. Brandon White.

A Judge Rejects Multnomah County’s Attempt to Quash Testimony Related to a Controversial Jail Use-of-Force Audit

A Multnomah County Circuit judge rejects the county’s attempt to silence a former top aide to ex-Sheriff Dan Staton.