Federal judge finds Oregon in contempt over mental health care delays for people in jail

By Amelia Templeton (OPB)
June 7, 2025 12:02 a.m. Updated: June 7, 2025 1:08 a.m.

U.S. District Judge Adrienne Nelson will begin calculating $500 daily fines for each person left waiting in a local jail more than a week before admission to the state’s psychiatric hospital.