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Oregon Parole Board Psychologist Busted “Embellishing His Life” – Again

Article • August 10, 2016

Filed under: Parole Board Misconduct, Medical Misconduct

Oregon Parole Board Psychologist Busted “Embellishing His Life” – Again by Mark Wilson “I have a big ego,” admitted longtime Oregon parole board psychologist Frank P. Colistro, Ed.D. “I embellish my life.” Asked if this hurts his credibility, Colistro hesitated for a long, painful silence before answering “No.” His employers …

Oregon Expands Visiting Opportunities to Reduce Recidivism

Article • August 10, 2016

Filed under: Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Release and Reentry, Visiting, Family

Oregon Expands Visiting Opportunities to Reduce Recidivism by Mark Wilson Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) officials are working to expand prisoner visiting opportunities, in response to a 2011 study that found a positive correlation between prison visits and recidivism rates. In November 2011, the Minnesota Department of Corrections released a …

California, Other States Weigh Banning Late-Night Releases from Custody

Article • August 10, 2016

Filed under: Failure to Protect (General), Release and Reentry

California, Other States Weigh Banning Late-Night Releases from Custody by Joe Watson Late-night releases from prisons and jails place former prisoners across the country at not only an immediate disadvantage—possibly unable to access transportation and shelter or a support system of friends and family— but also in the dangerous position …

Oregon Prison Employees Earn $580,891 for No Work

Article • August 10, 2016

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct

Oregon Prison Employees Earn $580,891 for No Work by Mark Wilson In 2013, the Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) paid 53 employees $580,891 to stay home, according to public records. ODOC employees may be placed on administrative leave and “duty stationed at home” for a number of reasons, such as …

VAC Greed Brings Oregon Prisoners Lower Rates, MP3s, Email & Video Visits

Article • August 9, 2016

Filed under: Prisoner Privileges, Visiting, Video Visitation

VAC Greed Brings Oregon Prisoners Lower Rates, MP3s, Email & Video Visits by An overnight spike in prisoner phone rates compelled Oregon prison officials to switch to a new prisoner phone service provider on July 1, 2012. Most prisoners consider the new company's lower rates and enhanced services a major …

Fox v. Peters, OR, Complaint, Spinal Injury Release Plan, 2016

Brief • August 8, 2016

Filed under: Skeletal Injury, Release and Reentry, Americans with Disabilities Act

Fox v. Peters, OR, Complaint, Spinal Injury Release Plan, 2016 Case 6:16-cv-01602-MC Document 1 Filed 08/08/16 Page 1 of 7 Lynn S. Walsh, OSB #924955 email: walsh@europa.com 209 SW Oak Street Suite 400 Portland, Oregon 97204 Telephone: 503-790-2772 Facsimile: 503-227-6840 Attorney for Plaintiff UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT …

Oregon Prisoner Assailant Shot to Death

Article • August 4, 2016

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Prison Gangs, Failure to Protect (General), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Shootings, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death)

Oregon Prisoner Assailant Shot to Death by On August 29, 2014, an Oregon prison guard shot and killed a prisoner for the first time in at least 30 years. Jayson Matthew Withers entered Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) custody on May 13, 2010. Sentenced to eight and a half years …

Oregon Prison Officials Admit Negligence in Prisoner’s Murder

Article • August 4, 2016

Filed under: Prison/Jail Murders, Failure to Protect (General), Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death)

Oregon Prison Officials Admit Negligence in Prisoner’s Murder by Mark Wilson In the rarest of moves, Oregon prison officials have quickly admitted that negligence was a “substantial factor” in a prisoner’s murder. In July, 2010, Michael Clarence Hagen began serving a 17 year prison term at the Snake River Correctional …

Idaho DOC Can’t Stop Love; State Senator’s Ex-wife Weds Prisoner

Article • August 2, 2016 • from PLN August, 2016

Filed under: Out of State Transfers, Guard Misconduct, Threats by Staff, DOC/BOP misconduct, Retaliation for Litigating, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Retaliatory Transfers, Cell Searches, Prisoner Legal Assistance, Legal Materials, Legal Mail, Extended Family Visiting, Marriage

Idaho DOC Can’t Stop Love; State Senator’s Ex-wife Weds Prisoner by Mark Wilson Lance Conway Wood, 48, was described as “a strong-willed inmate” with an extensive “history of ‘crossing the line’” who “exploits the human weaknesses of prison staff,” according to a federal judge. Wood, however, undoubtedly views himself as …

Coos County Sheriff's Office Contract Summary With Conmed -9th Amendment, 2016

Publication • August 2, 2016

Filed under: CONMED

Coos County Sheriff's Office Contract Summary With Conmed -9th Amendment, 2016

Coos County Sheriff's Office Contract Summary With Conmed, 2016

Publication • July 11, 2016

Filed under: CONMED

Coos County Sheriff's Office Contract Summary With Conmed, 2016 COOS COUNTY FILING COVER SHEET TO: Coos County Clerk - Filing FROM: Office of Legal Counsel COOS COUNTY. OREGON CJ 2016-000369 Commissioners' 07/11/2016 9:47:45 AM Journal Please file th e attached document in the Co unty Records using th e selected …

Managing Inmate Funds, Multnomah County Auditor OR, 2011

Publication • June 2, 2016

Filed under: Corrections Audits, Money/Property, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Prisoner Property

Managing Inmate Funds, Multnomah County Auditor OR, 2011 Managing Inmate Funds December 2011 Steve March Multnomah County Auditor Audit Staff Fran Davison Craig Hunt We conducted this performance audit in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain sufficient, …

Preuitt v. Oregon Department of Corrections, OR, Complaint, Medical Malpractice, 2016

Brief • May 26, 2016

Filed under: Medical Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Diabetes, Failure to Treat, Malpractice

Preuitt v. Oregon Department of Corrections, OR, Complaint, Medical Malpractice, 2016 5/26/2016 10:04:30 PM 16CV17371 1 2 3 4 5 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE STATE OF OREGON 6 COUNTY OF MARION 7 8 KELLY NATHAN PREUITT, Plaintiff, 9 10 11 12 Case No. 16CV17371 COMPLAINT v. Negligence; Medical …

Oregon Department of Justice Investigation of the Death of Edwin Mays, Oregon Department of Justice, 2016

Publication • May 24, 2016

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Drug Overdose, Drug Testing, Wrongful Death

Oregon Department of Justice Investigation of the Death of Edwin Mays, Oregon Department of Justice, 2016 ELLEN ROSENBLUM FREDERICK M. BOSS Attorney General Deputy Attorney General DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CRIMINAL JUSTICE DIVISION May 24, 2016 Honorable John Hummel Deschutes County District Attorney Deschutes County District Attorney's Office 1164 NW Bond …

Oregon's Measure 11 Sentencing Reform: Implementation and System Impact, RAND, 2003

Publication • May 16, 2016

Filed under: Sentencing

Oregon's Measure 11 Sentencing Reform: Implementation and System Impact, RAND, 2003 The author(s) shown below used Federal funds provided by the U.S. Department of Justice and prepared the following final report: Document Title: Oregon's Measure 11 Sentencing Reform: Implementation and System Impact Author(s): Nancy Merritt ; Terry Fain ; Susan …

BOP Recognizes Humanist Religion after Prisoner Files Suit

Article • May 5, 2016 • from PLN May, 2016

Filed under: Religious Freedom, Denial of Religious Services, Religion Defined

BOP Recognizes Humanist Religion after Prisoner Files Suit by Derek Gilna The American Humanist Association, affiliated with over 1,000 congregations in the United States, has been a recognized religion for decades – but it took a civil rights complaint by a federal prisoner at FCI Sheridan in Oregon to finally …

OR DOC ICS Rates confirmed April 2016

Kickback publication • April 14, 2016

OR DOC ICS Rates confirmed April 2016 TEXT SIZE: A+ A- A • TEXT ONLY TRANSLATE Find DOC General Services Division Department Inmate Telephone System - Faq's DOC Home Page Contact Us Commonly Asked Questions & Answers about Inmate Phones Friends, Family & Visitors Find Offender Information State Sex Offender …

Ninth Circuit: Freezing Prisoner’s Funds Requires Pre-deprivation Process

Article • April 1, 2016 • from PLN April, 2016

Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Qualified Immunity

Ninth Circuit: Freezing Prisoner’s Funds Requires Pre-deprivation Process by Mark Wilson Prison officials must provide a pre-deprivation hearing before freezing substantial prisoner assets, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held on April 6, 2015. Under Oregon’s “pay-to-stay” law, prisoners are fully liable for their incarceration costs. The Oregon Department of …

Oregon Rules Authorizing Restitution as Disciplinary Sanction Upheld

Article • March 30, 2016

Filed under: Restitution

Oregon Rules Authorizing Restitution as Disciplinary Sanction Upheld by Mark Wilson The Oregon Court of Appeals rejected a prisoner’s constitutional and statutory challenge of administrative rules authorizing the imposition of restitution as a prison disciplinary sanction and the withdrawal of money from his prison trust account to pay such restitution. …

Prison Legal News v. Columbia Co Sheriff Office, OR, Amicus Brief, 2012

Filing • March 9, 2016

Filed under: Mail, PLN Litigation, Censorship, PLN related

Prison Legal News v. Columbia Co Sheriff Office, OR, Amicus Brief, 2012 Case 3:12-cv-00071-SI Document 47 Filed 03/07/12 Page 1 of 14 Page ID#: 1507 Lynn S. Walsh, OSB #924955 email: walsh@europa.com 209 SW Oak Street, Suite 400 Portland, Oregon 97204 Telephone: 503-790-2772 Facsimile: 503-227-6840 Attorney for Amicus Curiae Partnership …