Complex administrative rules and changes to federal laws often leave inmates feeling helpless The 1996 Prison Litigation Reform Act greatly limited a prisoner’s ability to use the legal system. It was intended to limit frivolous lawsuits, as prisoner cou ...
25 Aug 2017 - Emily Green
'They are human beings' who have seen the dark side David Slader first laid his hands on a painting signed “B. Pat” inside a decommissioned jail, located in the cellar of Coquille’s old city hall building. The clown-like face painted with crus ...
30 Jun 2017 - Emily Green
Part II — With a statewide prison population of nearly 15,000 inmates, education programs are few and far between This is Part II of a two-part report looking inside Oregon's prison workforce. Part I explores whether prison jobs exploit inmates ...
5 Jan 2017 - Corinne Ellis
PART I — Inmates' cheap labor is necessary to keep prisons operating – and sometimes the work benefits the prisoners, too This is Part I of a two-part report looking inside Oregon's prison workforce. Part II explores education and training progr ...
5 Jan 2017 - Emily Green
Sonja Skvarla, founder of A Social Ignition, uses the language of business to help people invest in themselves, even when no one else will Joshua Wright has a plan to help people, specifically young adults. His business plan is to create a mixed martial a ...
10 Dec 2015 - Joanne Zuhl
How many teachers would drive 425 miles across the state to visit a former student serving life in prison? Mary Frances Bowers, a petite, elegant, retired college professor with a soft voice and an air of calm assurance, has been calling, writing and visi ...
29 Oct 2015 - Victoria Lewis
There’s big money to be made in our jails and prisons. Just ask Securus Technologies, Inc. In 2013, the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) signed a four-year contract with the Texas-based prison-industry giant, allowing it and two other out-of-state ...
6 Jan 2015 - Emily Green