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OREGON STATE PENITENTIARY IN SALEM, OREGON./KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB.

Judge Grants Class-Action Status To Oregon Prisoners Sickened By COVID

The federal ruling, possibly the first of its kind nationally, opens the door to a potentially massive liability that could cost Oregon millions of dollars to resolve.

Apr 5, 2022

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What Oregon’s Death With Dignity Settlement Means For Out-Of-State Terminally Ill Patients

Oregon is the first state in the nation to allow doctors to prescribe lethal drugs to out-of-state residents.

Mar 31, 2022

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COMMISSIONER JO ANN HARDESTY SPEAKS DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE REGARDING THE PORTLAND STREET RESPONSE TEAM, FEB. 16, 2021./KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

Portland Street Response Expands Citywide With New Answer To Behavioral Health-Related 911 Calls

The program will answer calls related to mental health and addiction across Portland from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Mar 29, 2022

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In this video screenshot, Tony Klein was deposed in November 2019 as part of civil litigation involving 10 women incarcerated at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, who accused him of sexual abuse. | VIDEO SCREENSHOT/PLAINTIFF DEPOSITION/MICHELLE BURROWS/OPB

Legacy Health Fires Nurse Charged With Sexually Assaulting Incarcerated Women

Tony Klein was hired by Legacy Health in 2018, amid a criminal investigation into sexual assault at Oregon’s only women’s prison.

Mar 28, 2022

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Federal Judge Orders Oregon’s Two Rivers Prison To Follow Its Own Mask Rules

A federal magistrate judge has ruled that the failure of Two Rivers Correctional Institution to enforce its own staff mask policy is unconstitutional, amounting to "deliberate indifference" toward a substantial risk for the people imprisoned there.

Mar 24, 2022

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Warm Springs Residents Prepare For Water Outage To Continue Through Root Feast

Residents prepare to live without running water ahead of a sacred feast celebrating first foods, as the long-term fix for a crumbling system remains unclear.

Mar 22, 2022

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Is Oregon’s Flu Vacation Over?

Hospitalizations due to the flu this year are still just a fraction of normal. That could change as our masks come off.

Mar 22, 2022

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PROVIDED IMAGE OF THE COVER OF DOREEN DODGEN-MAGEE'S BOOK./OPB

After Two Years Of COVID, Author Writes How To Healthily Adjust To Post-Pandemic Life

Portland psychologist Doreen Dodgen-Magee, author of the book “Restart - Designing a Healthy Post Pandemic Life,” says flexibility is key.

Mar 17, 2022

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In this video screenshot, Tony Klein was deposed in November 2019 as part of civil litigation involving 10 women incarcerated at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, who accused him of sexual abuse. | VIDEO SCREENSHOT/PLAINTIFF DEPOSITION/MICHELLE BURROWS/OPB

Former Oregon Prison Nurse Indicted On 25 Counts Of Sexual Assault, Perjury

Tony Daniel Klein worked at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility until 2018, before he resigned and went to work at Legacy Health

Mar 15, 2022

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MICHAELLA LOVEWELL ALLEGES THAT TONY KLEIN’S FRIENDLY AND FLIRTATIOUS BEHAVIOR TOWARD SOME OF THE WOMEN IN COFFEE CREEK CORRECTIONAL FACILITY WAS “DESIGNED TO ELICIT TRUST.”/KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

Questions Hang Over Sexual Assault Claims Against Former Nurse In Oregon Women's Prison

For women in prison to be believed, they are not only required to prove their allegations true, they also have to overcome their criminal histories.

Mar 10, 2022