Conrad Wilson
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Over objections from district attorneys, the Office of Public Defense Services announced it would stop paying the fees Jan. 1. "There is no provision in Oregon law that allows district attorneys or the state to pass these costs on to indigent criminal defendants," OPDS's newly hired executive director said. -
A federal law enforcement officer shot Donavan LaBella in the head with a crowd control munition on July 11, 2020 while LaBella was standing outside the federal courthouse in downtown Portland.
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A corrections grand jury report released Monday found acute staffing issues as well as a spike in demand for mental health and substance abuse treatment for those in custody.
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The Oregon State Hospital has been in contempt of a court order for more than a month as it has failed to admit people with significant mental illnesses…
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The Oregon Court of Appeals has ordered a new trial for a Black man who has been on death row for 17 years. The court said in Wednesday’s ruling that…
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Oregon's Senior U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, a Democrat, said he spoke to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about the agency's use of force during last summer's protests in Portland. Wyden said Mayorkas told him that "what went on in Portland is unacceptable.”
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A federal judge in Oregon gave the state’s psychiatric hospital until Dec. 3 to speed up admissions and increase capacity for people in the criminal justice system deemed too mentally ill to continue with their case.
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Thurston County Prosecuting Attorney Jon Tunheim found the police officers who used deadly force against Michael Forest Reinoehl were “justified under Washington State law."
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Racial justice protesters in Portland, Ore., are having trouble advancing lawsuits pushing for accountability a year after they say federal law enforcement used harsh tactics against them.
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Federal court allows Justice Department to prosecute Portland protester with controversial civil rigThe charge at heart of the ruling is called "civil disorder," and stems from a 1968 law which the U.S. Justice Department has used extensively to crack down on crimes it says were committed during last summer's protests.
