Tag MARION COUNTY JAIL
New addiction treatment medication in Marion County jail will be “big game changer”
A state grant will allow the Marion County Jail to offer longer-lasting injectable medications to people with opioid addictions, increasing their chances of staying sober after release.
After inmate’s fatal overdose, Salem man gets 18 months for dealing fentanyl in jail
Nearly two years after Will Schultz died of a fentanyl overdose in the Marion County Jail, Samuel Grill pleaded guilty supplying the drugs that killed him. Grill was not charged with causing the death.
Marion County Sheriff’s Office closing transition center to add jail staff, beds
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office plans is temporarily closing its transition center and moving 10 deputies to the county jail. The agency plans to eventually reopen the facility with more of a focus on addiction treatment.
Salem man charged with dealing fentanyl in jail after inmate’s overdose death
Samuel Grill is accused of trafficking fentanyl in the Marion County Jail in November 2022. Another inmate at the time, Will Schultz, died of a fentanyl overdose while in jail.
WATCHDOG: Jail inmate overdoses continue with little action from Marion County leaders
Medical records show drugs were being trafficked into the Marion County Jail as recently as November, with multiple overdoses last year. Prosecutors haven’t decided whether to charge anyone with Will Schultz’s death over a year after he fatally overdosed in jail.
A year later, Marion County jail death remains a mystery
A year after 33-year-old Will Schultz died in the Marion County Jail, sheriff’s officials are keeping details secret. His former wife says investigators attributed his death to an overdose on fentanyl.
Salem clinic using medication to treat addicted inmates at Marion County Jail
Ideal Option began providing medication-assisted treatment at the jail in early January, paid for by $924,000 state grant from Measure 110 funding.
Man died Nov. 23 after being found unresponsive at Marion County Jail, deputies say
The Marion County Sheriff's office made the announcement Wednesday after not responding to emailed questions about 33-year-old William Schulz's death for two days.
Marion County Jail adding beds, staff to the tune of $2 million annually
County officials say the expansion intended to help lighten overcrowding at the jail, which is regularly operating at capacity and currently only able to lodge people facing the most serious of charges.