Conrad Wilson
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Oregon Bill Seeks More Data From Jails After Investigation Into Inmate Deaths
Oregon Rep. Jennifer Williamson, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, introduced legislation Thursday that would require local and regional jails to better report on their inmate populations.
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Suicide Is The Leading Cause Of Death In Oregon And Washington Jails
Despite decades of concerns, jail leaders and elected officials have failed to take all the necessary steps to protect inmates at risk of suicide, an investigation by OPB, KUOW and the Northwest News Network has found.
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Vancouver Man Sues FBI, Alleges Agents Removed Him From Plane And Took $121K
A Vancouver, Washington, man is suing the Federal Bureau of Investigation for allegedly seizing $121,940 in cash he was carrying aboard a flight at Portland International Airport in 2018.
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U.S. Supreme Court won't take Thurston, OR school shooter case
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear Thurston High School shooter Kipland Kinkel's case. He was challenging the Oregon Supreme Court decision that his 112-year prison sentence is not cruel and unusual punishment.
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DoubleTree Portland Says It's Investigating After Kicking African-American Man Out Of Hotel
The hotel employees involved in the incident have been placed on leave, the hotel said.
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Health
Corizon Pays Out $10 Million Following Inmate Death, Lawsuit In Oregon
The settlement is the highest Corizon — a private healthcare company which operates in jails and prisons across the country — has ever paid for a settlement of this kind.
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Oregon death row inmate who murdered lesbian couple found dead in cell
Robert James Acremant was found dead in his cell. In 1997, he was convicted of aggravated murder by a Jackson County jury for killing a lesbian couple in Medford.