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Inmates with severe mental illnesses subject to isolation, restraint, brutality, DRO investigation shows

April 29, 2015
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The Oregonian, April 8, 2015 Prisoners in the Oregon State Penitentiary unit reserved for inmates with the most severe mental illnesses spend months, sometimes years in small cells with no natural light or outdoor access and rarely get to speak with others, according to an investigation by Disability Rights Oregon. Most are in their cells […]

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