Oregon State Hospital faces possible fines, contempt ruling over long admission waits for criminal defendants
The average wait last month to be admitted to the Oregon State Hospital for jailed criminal defendants unable to assist in ...
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Advocacy groups push for contempt judgment against Oregon for mental health admission delays
Oregon has dozens of people waiting an average of over 13 days to be admitted to the state psychiatric hospitals. State ...
Oregon settles for nearly $2 million with man wrongfully convicted in prison chief killing
Oregon settled for $1.9 million with Frank Gable after he was convicted and later exonerated for the killing of the state’s prison chief in 1989.
Oregon inmate dies at local hospital, state police notified
An Oregon Department of Corrections adult in custody, Gregory Leon Robinson, died on the morning of March 17, 2025.
Lawmakers send bill funding Oregon Health Plan to Gov. Tina Kotek
More than 1000 people -- shoulder-to-shoulder in bleachers, on the ground and on folding chairs -- jammed the Clackamas ...
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Kotek, Drazan agree: Involuntary mental health treatment bill ‘incredibly important’
It’s really important.” NAMI Oregon Executive Director Chris Bouneff said the Oregon State Hospital is now almost entirely for those with mental illness who have been charged or convicted of ...
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OHSU hospital operating at 100%-plus capacity
Discover the alarming capacity crisis at Oregon Health & Science University Hospital, with 41 beds but 80-100 patients at any time. Learn about the factors.
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Family’s experience highlights high mortality rate of Black babies, as Oregon pushes for culturally responsive care
As 2022 began, LaTasha battled familiar health challenges that she had faced during her last pregnancy: high blood pressure, ...