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Oregon Prison Inmates Were Evacuated From Wildfires Onto the Home Turf of Their Former Gang Associates

Report Finds Conditions Improved for Mentally Ill Prisoners in Oregon’s Maximum Security Prison

Oregon Department of Corrections to Quarantine Thousands of Evacuated Prisoners

More than 2,700 had been evacuated to facilities that were already occupied, raising concerns over the spread of the virus.

Following a New Outbreak at an Eastern Oregon Prison, Active COVID-19 Cases Among Oregon Inmates Near 500

On Monday, 48 prisoners in Pendleton tested positive for COVID-19.

Oregon Prisons Announce First Inmate Death From COVID-19

Oregon Hospitals Rely on Prison Labor to Do Their Laundry During the Pandemic

These Prisoners Were Once in Solitary Confinement. Now, They Find Freedom Through Theater.

“The thing about doing theater inside a prison is, you have to build up trust and a following. They think, ‘That’s sissy territory.’”

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