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Department of Corrections Deploys Nearly 150 Prisoners to Fight Oregon Wildfires
Department of Corrections Deploys Nearly 150 Prisoners to Fight Oregon Wildfires By Tess Riski | Willamette Week Published September 9 at 4:52 PM Updated September 9 at 6:16 PM About 150 prisoners have been deployed to combat wildfires that Gov. Kate Brown warned could result in “the greatest loss of human lives and property” from … Continue reading
A Day of Reflection and Action
Commemorating the Attica uprising and demanding Decarceration amid the pandemic. A zoom meeting sponsored by the Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform September 21, 2020 at 7:00 pm. A virtual panel discussion moderated by Olinda Moyd. See link below. a day of reflection and action
Attica Means Fight Back
This event is part of a national month of actions marking the Attica uprising and demanding Decarceration Now. Listing of National Events Coming Soon. Tuesday Sept 8th 5-7 pm PDT Sponsored by California Coalition for Women Prisoners and Freedom Archives REGISTER HERE –> bit.ly/AtticaFightBack September 9-13, 2020 marks the 49th anniversary … Continue reading
Sign On Letter To Stop Federal Executions
Hello All, Death Penalty Action has been alleging the political nature of the resumption of federal executions since federal execution dates were first announced in July, 2019. The evidence is pretty clear, but don’t take our word for it. If you want to have a thorough status update on what’s happening with the (currently FOUR) … Continue reading
Oregon Department of Corrections 2020 Visiting Survey
2020 DOC Visiting Survey – Help us improve the visiting experience! Take the survey
How One County Became a Lab for California’s Prison Reform
From The Marshall Project. 12/21/2018 How One County Became a Lab for California’s Prison Reform By Abbie VanSickle and Manuel Villa When California lawmakers unveiled a plan in 2011 to reduce the number of inmates in state prison, officials in San Joaquin County thought the timing couldn’t have been worse. This story was published in … Continue reading
Youth who have or had a parent in jail or prison are needed for a research study.
Click on the link below to see the flier with the information about this study by the staff for Supporting Children with Incarcerated Parents (SCIP III). SCIP III
Oregon DOC visiting announcement for all prisons within the state
As part of the Oregon Department of Corrections’ COVID-19 continuing prevention efforts, normal visiting will remain canceled statewide until further notice. This includes non-contact visits, family visits, and attorney visits. I know many of you hoped to open doors to visitors in the coming weeks and are disappointed to hear this news. While we are … Continue reading
In Case You Missed It
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown will release inmates to limit coronavirus threat in state prisons; about 100 meet criteria Updated Jun 12, 7:32 PM; Posted Jun 12, 2:29 PM “Given what we now know about the disease and its pervasiveness in our communities, it is appropriate to release individuals who face significant health challenges should they … Continue reading
Adults in custody with Oregon Corrections Enterprises create Prison Blues guitars on the inside.
Just to share something that is a little different from all the Covid-19 information we see every day. This is from the Oregon State Penitentiary.
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