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Oregon’s federal public defender reports government attorneys confirmed the strike on Monday, while Bureau of Prison spokesperson says those in custody are now “accepting their meals.”
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As protests against racism and police brutality raged last summer, one group of activists could only look on from afar.“Of course you want to be there,”…
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Imagine getting out of prison after almost two decades, and being released into … this.That’s what was on Jennifer Tilford’s mind as she stood in the…
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We all fall somewhere on a spectrum when it comes to political participation. Maybe we just skim the news or vote in big races, but sometimes we're pushed…
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The healing power of nature is well established. People who garden, take frequent hikes or regularly play with a dog or cat experience the benefits…
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The projected incarceration rate of Oregonians is expected to fall by 11 percent over the next decade. That’s according to the semi-annual prison...
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Two Washington state inmates at the Stafford Creek Corrections Center near Aberdeen have filed a civil rights complaint in federal court over prison...
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The activist Marc Lamont Hill argues that America needs to end its prison system. With crime at all-time lows, he might sway people of color who've long called for harsher punishment for lawbreakers.
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The accidental early release of nearly 3,000 Washington prison inmates will be the subject of a three hour legislative hearing Monday. Meanwhile, the fi...
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Washington prison officials have said a computer programming error led to the accidental early release of more than 3,000 inmates over 13 years. Documen...