Never-Used Wapato Jail Is Now Operating as a Homeless Shelter Thirty-three people are staying at the Bybee Lakes Hope Center each night.
COVID-19 Put a Touring Production of “Antigone” on Hold, so the Director Decided to Film It Inside Wapato Jail Instead
We Asked City Council Candidates: Should Wapato Jail Be a Shelter? Spoiler alert: The candidates’ answers may surprise you.
Murmurs: Domestic Violence Allegation Leveled at Lawmaker In other news: Cameron Smith crosses the aisle for work.
Portland Mayor Ends Hope of Wapato Jail Being Used as a Shelter or Treatment Center The plan for Wapato is dead (again).
An Oregon Civil Rights Watchdog Says a Jail for the Homeless Is a Disastrous Plan Bob Joondeph of Disability Rights Oregon says opening Wapato for the homeless would be a disaster.
Jordan Schnitzer Says Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler Could Save Wapato Jail From the Wrecking Ball The new owner of Wapato plans to tear it down—even though he thinks the empty jail should be a homeless shelter.
Jordan Schnitzer Says He’ll Demolish Empty Wapato Jail If He Can’t Find Funding to Make It a Homeless Shelter Multnomah County Commissioner Loretta Smith has renewed her push to open the never-used Wapato Jail as a shelter.