Salem nonprofit Joy of Living Assistance Dogs recently expanded its service dogs training program to Oregon State Correctional Institution.
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After governor’s push for reforms, a new report details harsh conditions at women’s prison
Spokespeople for Gov. Tina Kotek and Oregon’s corrections agency declined to answer questions about the allegations of abuse and poor conditions at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville.
Oregon’s new prison director views housing, jobs after release as essential
OREGON NEWS: A retired sheriff is called to take over the Oregon Department of Corrections. Mike Reese started Nov. 13 and is touring prisons to get immersed in agency issues.
Kotek appoints Portland law enforcement veteran to helm state corrections agency
Gov. Tina Kotek appointed Mike Reese, the former Multnomah County sheriff, to lead the 12-prison state corrections agency.
35-year-old man dies in Salem prison after being found unresponsive in cell, state officials say
Oregon’s prison agency has provided little information about Jesse Banks’ death, and the state medical examiner has not disclosed how he died.
Man arrested in Washington after walking away from prison work crew at Salem park
Tribal police arrested Nathan Joyce, 37, in Arlington just over a week after he walked away from the work crew at Cascade Gateway Park.
Man in custody walks away from prison work crew at Salem park
Nathan Joyce, 37, was last seen walking away from a state Department of Corrections work crew at Cascade Gateway Park shortly after 11 a.m. Tuesday, the agency announced.
Man back in custody after walking away from corrections van in June
A man who walked away from a state Department of Corrections van six months ago in Salem is back in custody, according to the agency.