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Associated Press, July 15, 2014 AP Editor’s Note: This Internet article from the Associated Press addresses an issue plaguing Oregon’s state prison system and that of all correctional systems nationwide. Peering through the chain link of a holding pen at the Cook County Jail, a man wrapped in a navy varsity jacket leans toward clinical […]
From The Columbian, February 23, 2014 A retired Episcopalian priest who moved to Vancouver from Columbus, Ohio, a dozen years ago, Don Greenwood has found a second calling. Greenwood, the parent of a son with a mental illness, has become a successful advocate for mentally ill inmates in Clark County. Pushing for change in a […]
REPORT OF THE 2011 MULTNOMAH COUNTY CORRECTIONS GRAND JURY: Conditions and Management of Correctional Facilities within Multnomah County October 2011 – December 2011 READ – Report of the 2011 Multnomah County Corrections Grand Jury, in original PDF formatting STATUTORY BACKGROUND Pursuant to the Oregon Revised Statute 132.440, a Corrections Grand Jury convened on October 11, […]
Guest opinion by Richard Harris, director of the Addictions and Mental Health Division of the Oregon Health Authority Right now, our state is engaged in an important discussion about how to provide treatment for those suffering from mental illness, especially those who may have committed a crime. The goal is to provide the right care […]
From the Oregonian, March 1, 2011 Clackamas County’s jailers are inadequately trained to deal with mentally ill inmates, according to a grand jury convened annually to evaluate county corrections. READ – Washington County grand jury – 2009 report. READ – Washington County grand jury – 2010 report. The 2010 Corrections Grand Jury report criticizes the […]
From The Oregonian, November 4, 2010 Attorneys for the estate of a woman who died two years ago on the floor of a Multnomah County jail cell have reached a $905,000 settlement in a federal civil rights lawsuit against the county, its health care provider and a former county nurse. The woman, Holly Jean Casey, […]
District Attorney Schrunk and colleagues, As is becoming an annual task, we’ve finished reviewing the Multnomah County Corrections Grand Jury Report (PDF). The Mental Health Association of Portland has advocated since 2003 for persons with mental illness, specifically for their rights and well-being. That in turns necessarily translates into a primary concern for the well […]
From the Portland Mercury, February 4, 2010 It’s no secret Multnomah County is strapped for cash. County Chair Ted Wheeler was even moved to quote former President of Czechoslovakia Václav Havel in the introduction to the county’s 2010 budget. “Hope is a state of mind, not of the world,” wrote Wheeler, cutting $46 million out […]
From the Coos Bay World, March 28 2009 Mental health concerns arise regularly Going to jail is tough. There are dozens of strangers, not all of them friendly. Birthdays, graduations and holidays come and go without friends and family. As the days pass, the lack of freedom wears on the psyche. It’s a recipe for […]
From OPB.org, December 18, 2008 LISTEN – County Changes Policy Of Sending Juveniles To Adult Jails Multnomah County Commissioners voted Thursday to stop sending juveniles to adult jails. Instances of suicide and sexual abuse around the nation are prompting many jurisdictions to make similar changes. With the wave of ‘get-tough-on-crime’ legislation in the 1990s, teenagers […]
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