Jail

The county auditor recommended the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office make it easier for people in custody to stay connected to the outside world at a time when COVID-19 precautions have put a temporary halt on in-person visits.

A grand jury report released Monday found issues surrounding overtime for Multnomah County Jail staff as well as benefits of a reduced jail population.

On Dec. 23, 2018, Alyssa Sund was found dead in her cell at the Benton County Jail, one of the smallest jails in Oregon.

For the 50th anniversary of Johnny Cash's “At Folsom Prison,” a Portland band is restaging the concert at prisons across the state. We go with them to Coffee Creek’s women’s facility.

Conditions for prisoners suffering from mental illness at the Multnomah County Detention Center have improved over the last year, according to a new report by Disability Rights Oregon.

Multnomah County leaders thought they finally had to deal to sell off the Wapato Jail. But when it comes to this particular large government white elephant, things are never easy.

The corrections officers — Deputy Michael Durkan, Deputy Cory Skidgel and Cpl. Tony Hansen — were charged with criminally negligent homicide, a felony.

The cases could end up giving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement more power, or they could undercut their efforts to arrest people in the country illegally.

Oregon incarcerates young people at a higher rate than almost any other state, according to a new report from the Oregon Council on Civil Rights.

The Northern Oregon Regional Correctional Facilities issued a letter Friday saying reports that the juvenile detention center is “psychologically harmful" are exaggerated.