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'Lack of funds cannot be an excuse': Audit finds Oregon State Penitentiary will soon be obsolete

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Living conditions in some of Oregon's prisons are uncomfortable at best, and deadly at worst, according to a new report released Wednesday. Auditors from th...

Oregon correctional facilities not meeting needs of adults, youth with limited English

A recent Secretary of State audit found the Oregon Department of Corrections and Youth Authority are not doing enough for non-English speakers in their custody. To comment on this...

“Functionally obsolete” Oregon State Penitentiary poses health and safety risks to the incarcerated, audit finds

An audit by the Oregon Secretary of State identified health risks across the Oregon Department of Corrections’ facilities, particularly in the century-old Oregon State Penitentiary...

Former Salem prison guard receives life sentence for murdering brother

The former Oregon State Penitentiary guard accused of murdering his brother in 2024 was sentenced to life in prison after a Polk County jury found him guilty last month. To comment...

Former West Coast Game Park Safari Owner Sentenced to 7.5 Years in Prison

A Coos County judge on Tuesday sentenced Brian Scott Tenney, the former owner of West Coast Game Park Safari near Bandon, to 90 months in Oregon Department of Corrections custody—7...

Legal Fight Over Trans Women in Women's Prisons Continues

9 more accuse youth corrections staff of sex abuse at Clark County facility

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — He never knew his abuser’s name, only that he used to wear cowboy boots and tight pants. It was 1983, and the 12-year-old was an inmate at the Clark County...

'He thinks he's in hell': Lawsuit accuses Oregon State Hospital of abuse after patient dies in seclusion

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — "Kenneth will die in this hospital" was a running joke among Oregon State Hospital staff, according to a lawsuit filed this week. They were right. Twenty-fi...

Complex Incident Management Team from Oregon Department of Forestry deploys to manage central Oregon wildfires

PRINEVILLE, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) is deploying its Complex Incident Management Team 2 (CIMT) to manage multiple central Oregon wildfires in the Prineville...

Oregon Department of Forestry deploys additional complex incident management team to manage more Central Oregon wildfire...

PRINEVILLE, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) is deploying its Complex Incident Management Team 3 (CIMT) to manage the Brewer and Box Springs wildfires in the Prinevil...

Four men sentenced after million dollar Coos County burglary

Four Oregon men were sentenced following a million-dollar burglary in Coos County and a firearms investigation, authorities said.

Search underway for 2 escaped teens from Tillamook Youth Corrections Facility

Law enforcement is searching for Noah Martin and Jed Alexander after they escaped from the Tillamook Youth Corrections Facility on Wednesday, although a third teen involved in the...

Restrooms Smashed at Multiple Oregon Coast Parks as Rangers Scramble to Make Repairs

Anyone who has spent a day wandering the central Oregon Coast knows how important those little state park stops can be. They are the places where families pull over between beaches...

Land Use Program Enemy No. 1

There are 269 unincorporated communities in Oregon, and Lane County has 35 of them. Places such as Dexter and Marcola, Culp Creek and Dorena, Alvadore, … Continue reading →

Oregon man involved with youth farming organization accused of sexually exploiting minor, more victims sought

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- A Willamina man was arrested on Monday after contacting a minor for sexual exploitation, the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office said. Jeremy Tish was booked i...

Audit paints troubling picture of WA’s overcrowded youth prison system

Nearly half of front-line staff at Washington’s overcrowded juvenile detention facilities leave within a year. Many report feeling unsafe, unprepared and unsupported.

Oregon Emptied Its Mental Hospitals but Never Fully Built the Safety Net It Promised

Oregon closed thousands of psychiatric hospital beds with a promise of community care. Historical records reveal what happened when that system never caught up.

Armed Felons, Gun Traffickers Prosecuted as Oregon Pushes More Gun Control

Four federal cases involving gun trafficking, armed felons, alleged threats, and explosives show Oregon lawmakers who they should target—not citizens exercising their Second Amendm...

2.5-hour standoff in Washington County ends in arrest of Oregon felon

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- A convicted felon was arrested early Thursday morning after firing a gun in his home, officials said. Deputies from the Washington County Sheriff's Office,...

Man who escaped Oregon prison is sentenced for Vancouver rape

CONTENT WARNING: The article contains descriptions of sexual violence that some readers may find disturbing. PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Washington man who escaped from a prison ca...

Portland man sentenced to 20 years in prison for 'horrifically violent crime spree'

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man was sentenced to 20 years in prison after a series of armed robberies in Portland and surrounding communities more than a year ago. On February 16, 20...

DOJ Finds California Prisons Failed to Stop Sexual Abuse of Women By Guards

The Justice Department concludes roughly two-year investigation into California prisons, finding ongoing sexual abuse and lack of proper safeguards The post DOJ Finds California Pr...

California prisons fail to stop guards from sexually abusing women, Justice Department finds

California 's prison system has systematically failed to protect incarcerated women from sexual abuse and harassment by guards, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday.

Oregon Air Quality Update: Prineville, La Pine and Burns Among the Worst This Morning

Much of Western Oregon is waking up to surprisingly clean air Tuesday morning, but cross the Cascades and the picture changes fast. Wildfire smoke continues to hang over portions o...