Three women who work at Oregon’s largest prison are suing the Department of Corrections for $1.5 million alleging colleagues have subjected them to sexual assault, unwanted sexual contact and ...

A Snake River Correctional Institution worker searching a cell Friday morning was exposed to white powder that subsequently tested positive for fentanyl, the Oregon Department of Corrections said. The ...

The Oregon Department of Corrections says that an adult in custody died on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Snake River Correctional Institution.

A correctional officer at Snake River Correctional Institution was taken to the hospital today after coming into contact with fentanyl during a cell search.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Oregon Department of Corrections has reversed course on its reevaluation of nearly 11,000 sentences and has revised most to ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A number of individuals who had been released from Oregon corrections facilities due to a change in resentencing policies have been re-incarcerated. The Oregon Department of ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Oregon Department of Corrections said Tuesday it "has taken major steps to improve health care services for adults in custody following a thorough investigation conducted by ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Oregon Department of Corrections will pay $2.3 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a 22-year-old who died by suicide inside a black box solitary cell. The ...

PENDLETON — Despite a social media post circulating from podcast “Oregon D.O.G.E,” it’s unlikely the state will shut down Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution because of budget cuts. Residents in ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Oregon Department of Corrections is under fire over claims that the agency prematurely released a “dangerous sex offender” from custody. Jackson County District Attorney ...

This case in the Oregon Supreme Court centers on whether Article I, Section 41(3) of the Oregon Constitution, which provides that Oregon prisoners lack legally enforceable rights to prison jobs and ...