Oregon State Hospital faces possible fines, contempt ruling over long admission waits for criminal defendants
The average wait last month to be admitted to the Oregon State Hospital for jailed criminal defendants unable to assist in ...
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Advocacy groups push for contempt judgment against Oregon for mental health admission delays
Oregon has dozens of people waiting an average of over 13 days to be admitted to the state psychiatric hospitals. State ...
Oregon settles for nearly $2 million with man wrongfully convicted in prison chief killing
Oregon settled for $1.9 million with Frank Gable after he was convicted and later exonerated for the killing of the state’s prison chief in 1989.
MCSO and Unity Center clash over gun policy for civil commitment hearings
Hearings to determine if someone should be forced to receive mental healthcare are now virtual at the Unity Center for ...
Judge considers contempt order, fines to force Oregon into mental health system improvements
A federal court judge is considering her options following a two-day hearing that featured multiple parties invested in the state's noncompliant healthcare system.
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Kotek, Drazan agree: Involuntary mental health treatment bill ‘incredibly important’
It’s really important.” NAMI Oregon Executive Director Chris Bouneff said the Oregon State Hospital is now almost entirely for those with mental illness who have been charged or convicted of ...
Trump asks US Supreme Court to intervene in his bid to curb birthright citizenship
Donald Trump took the fight over his attempt to restrict automatic U.S. birthright citizenship to the Supreme Court on ...
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What ICE Can and Cannot Do in Oregon As Trump Targets Immigrants
We hope that asylum seekers we organize with and PPB can ... and continue to stand for the First Amendment.” Oregon’s Sanctuary Promise does not specify whether state or local police can ...