The lawsuit alleges that despite multiple documented warning signs, Grayson Painter was placed in solitary confinement and ignored by staff, which led to his death.

The Oregon Department of Corrections has agreed to pay $2.3 million to settle a wrongful death and negligence suit filed by the mother of a man who died by suicide while in solitary confinement at a ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Oregon Department of Corrections will pay $2.3 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of ...

An Oregon penitentiary is showcasing its inmates' debating skills. They make arguments, speak to others' perspectives and resolve disputes amicably. Perhaps civil discourse feels harder to come by ...

Oregon is known for some of the strongest labor protections for workers in the nation, though the state does not require union membership from public employees The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned ...

The Oregon Department of Corrections has tracked down 17 people it released from prison and put them back behind bars in a surprising roundup that follows confusion over a recent court ruling. The ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- An Oregon State Penitentiary inmate serving a 30-year term for killing his girlfriend in Bend nearly 35 years ago has died in the Salem state prison, the Oregon Department of ...

An Oregon State Penitentiary inmate serving 30 years for the murder of his girlfriend in Bend in 2001, died Sunday in custody, said the Oregon Department of Corrections. James Coon, 76, died Sunday in ...