The Multnomah County jail system’s top doctor left the position last week, records show. It’s not clear whether he was fired or resigned. The county hired Dr. Eleazar Lawson on Aug. 10 ...
Conditions at Multnomah County's two primary jails continue to suffer from long-term staffing shortages, a lack of public defenders and deteriorating facilities that are long past their useful ...
By the time his family arrived at OHSU’s intensive-care unit on Feb. 13, Dominique Ware was unresponsive. The 35-year-old was suffering from organ failure, and he would die the following evening, two ...
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Jesse Lee St. Marie Blankenship has been indicted on 30 total charges in Washington County and Multnomah County after assaulting multiple women. On March 2, the Washington ...
Multnomah County’s jails are over 90% full, and officials have warned that any further increase in the jail population could force them to release inmates. On Wednesday, district attorneys from ...