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Former Foster Care Executive Mary Holden Ayala Sentenced to 33 Months in Federal Prison

Former foster care boss Mary Holden Ayala is sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for stealing money meant for children in her care.

A Murder Committed for a White-Power Prison Gang, or a Mental Shutdown? Multnomah County Jury Deliberates the Guilt of Russell Courtier

In August 2016, Courtier and Colleen Hunt ran down and killed 19-year old Larnell Bruce, Jr. in front of a Gresham 7-Eleven store.

Murmurs: Women’s Prison Pays For Poor Care

In other news: Uber man joins Portland Business Alliance.

Oregon Senator Proposing a Bill That Requires Every Inmate Talk To a Doctor About Flu Shots Each Year

If passed, the proposed legislation would require the Oregon Department of Corrections to schedule an appointment with every prisoner to get a flu shot each year.

As Washington Scraps Death Penalty, Gubernatorial Candidate Knute Buehler Pledges To Bring Executions Back To Oregon

“I will follow the desires of the voters of Oregon,” he said.

Oregon Department of Corrections Will No Longer Share Inmates’ Family Information With ICE Officials

“We will immediately cease this type of information exchange,” the agency says in a memo.

First Asylum Seekers Released Talk About “Tough Times” In Sheridan Prison

“Now we are out here and we’re happy,” one asylum seeker said through an interpreter.

Immigrant Detainees At Sheridan Prison Met With Lawyers After Nearly A Month Of Being Denied Legal Counsel

“The most common question we received was ‘How long will I be here?'”

ACLU of Oregon Sues to Force ICE to Let Immigrant Men Access Lawyers at Oregon Prison

A similar lawsuit in California led a judge to issue a restraining order against federal government officials.

Faith Leaders Say Sikh Refugees and Others in Oregon Prison Are Being Denied Access to Religious Services

The leaders said that the imprisonment of immigrants and separation of families is a violation of human rights, and they will gather on Sunday in Sheridan, Ore., in prayer to oppose it.

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