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Oregon-Washington Prison Employee Logs 19-Hour Days

Article • January 15, 2013 • from PLN January, 2013

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Conditions of Confinement, Staffing

Oregon-Washington Prison Employee Logs 19-Hour Days by To say that Ming Zhu is an industrious employee would be an understatement of epic proportions. Zhu works the graveyard shift at the Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution (EOCI) in Pendleton, Oregon. Then, when his shift ends at 6:30 a.m., he drives an hour …

California and Oregon Prison Guards Fire Shots to Break up Fights

Article • January 15, 2013 • from PLN January, 2013

Filed under: Organizing, Prison Rebellion, Shootings

California and Oregon Prison Guards Fire Shots to Break up Fights by Between September and November 2012, California state prison guards at three high-security facilities used live rounds to quell fights on prison yards. One prisoner was killed by the gunfire; two others were injured. On September 19, over 60 …

Oregon DOC Did Not Report 78 Prisoner Deaths in 2010-2011

Article • December 15, 2012 • from PLN December, 2012

Filed under: Prison/Jail Murders, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Mental Health, Suicides

Oregon DOC Did Not Report 78 Prisoner Deaths in 2010-2011 by Seventy-nine Oregon state prisoners died in 2010 and 2011, but the Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) publicly disclosed just one of those deaths. The 79 deaths occurred in nine of the ODOC’s 14 prisons, with three facilities reporting double-digit …

Oregon Re-Sells Unused Execution Drugs

Article • December 15, 2012 • from PLN December, 2012

Filed under: Death Penalty/Death Row, Death Penalty

Oregon Re-Sells Unused Execution Drugs by On November 22, 2011, death penalty opponents cheered Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber’s decision to halt the scheduled December 6, 2011 execution of Gary Haugen, and to impose a moratorium on all executions for the duration of his term. Kitzhaber called the death penalty “compromised …

Oregon DOC Gets Tiny Cut of $3.34 Million Pfizer Settlement

Article • December 15, 2012 • from PLN December, 2012

Filed under: Contractor Misconduct, Medical, Medication, Product Liability

Oregon DOC Gets Tiny Cut of $3.34 Million Pfizer Settlement by The Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) was duped by Pfizer, Inc.’s misleading statements and studies used to market an antibiotic, according to the Oregon Department of Justice (DOJ). As such, the ODOC received part of a $3.34 million settlement …

Barrett v. Williams, OR, Memorandum of Law, Rejecting Qualified Immunity, 2012

Brief • November 26, 2012

Filed under: Qualified Immunity, First Amendment, rights

Barrett v. Williams, OR, Memorandum of Law, Rejecting Qualified Immunity, 2012 Case 6:11-cv-06358-HZ Document 82 Filed 05/22/13 Page 1 of 18 Case 6:11-cv-06358-HZ Document 82 Filed 05/22/13 Page 2 of 18 Case 6:11-cv-06358-HZ Document 82 Filed 05/22/13 Page 3 of 18 Case 6:11-cv-06358-HZ Document 82 Filed 05/22/13 Page 4 of …

PLN v. Umatilla Co., et al., OR, Judgement, censorship, 2012

Filing • October 17, 2012

Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship

PLN v. Umatilla Co., et al., OR, Judgement, censorship, 2012 Case 2:12-cv-01101-SU Document 21 Filed 10/17/12 Page 1 of 2 Page ID#: 129 Katherine C. Chamberlain, OSB #042580 katherinec@mhb.com Jesse A. Wing, pro hac vice jessew@mhb.com Of Attorneys for Plaintiff Prison Legal News MacDonald Hoague & Bayless 705 Second Avenue, …

PLN v. Umatilla Co., et al., OR, Judgement, censorship, 2012

Brief • October 17, 2012

Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship

PLN v. Umatilla Co., et al., OR, Judgement, censorship, 2012 Case 2:12-cv-01101-SU Document 21 Filed 10/17/12 Page 1 of 2 Page ID#: 129 Katherine C. Chamberlain, OSB #042580 katherinec@mhb.com Jesse A. Wing, pro hac vice jessew@mhb.com Of Attorneys for Plaintiff Prison Legal News MacDonald Hoague & Bayless 705 Second Avenue, …

Oregon Guard Shoots, Wounds Prisoner; Unreported Earlier Prisoner Murder Exposed

Article • October 15, 2012 • from PLN October, 2012

Filed under: Prison/Jail Murders, Excessive Force, Shootings

Oregon Guard Shoots, Wounds Prisoner; Unreported Earlier Prisoner Murder Exposed by An Oregon state prisoner was shot by a tower guard on the recreation yard at the Snake River Correctional Institution (SRCI) last year, after he ignored orders to stop fighting. That incident followed an unreported prisoner murder on the …

Oregon Passes Legislation to Move Juveniles Out of Adult Jails

Article • October 15, 2012 • from PLN October, 2012

Filed under: Juveniles, State Legislation

Oregon Passes Legislation to Move Juveniles Out of Adult Jails by “Youth who are held in adult jail[s] are at significantly increased risk of experiencing violence, committing suicide, and they’re actually at much higher risk of recidivating as well,” stated David Rogers, executive director of the Partnership for Safety and …

Oregon Adopts 5% Prison Trust Fund Account “Service Fee”

Article • October 15, 2012 • from PLN October, 2012

Filed under: Money/Property, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Trust Accounts, State Legislation

Oregon Adopts 5% Prison Trust Fund Account “Service Fee” by Tasked with cutting $28 million from its massive $1.36 billion budget, Oregon prison officials had to look under every couch cushion for loose change. That means they once again turned their focus to prisoners and their loved ones, who present …

Prisoner Medical Care Costs Oregon Taxpayers Over $100 Million Annually

Article • September 15, 2012 • from PLN September, 2012

Filed under: Classification, Geriatric Classification, Medical Expenses

Prisoner Medical Care Costs Oregon Taxpayers Over $100 Million Annually by As of July 1, 2011, the first day of Oregon’s most recent budget cycle, the Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) had a population of just over 14,000 prisoners and a shiny new $1.36 billion budget for the 2011-2013 biennium. …

Economy Forces Oregon Jails to Eliminate Beds

Article • September 15, 2012 • from PLN September, 2012

Filed under: Work Release, Conditions of Confinement, Jail Specific

Economy Forces Oregon Jails to Eliminate Beds by Commissioners in Marion County, Oregon voted on October 19, 2011 to cut 128 jail beds, closing one pod and reducing the jail’s capacity to 400 prisoners. In reality, however, only 56 beds were cut because the county is reopening 72 work center …

Barrett v. Williams, OR, Memo Support MSJ, Mail Censorship, 2012

Brief • August 27, 2012

Filed under: Immunity/Liability, Qualified Immunity, Mail, Mail Regulations, First Amendment

Barrett v. Williams, OR, Memo Support MSJ, Mail Censorship, 2012 Case 6:11-cv-06358-HZ Document 49 Filed 08/27/12 Page 1 of 11 ELLEN F. ROSENBLUM Attorney General KRISTIN A. WINGES-YANEZ #06552 Assistant Attorney General Department of Justice 1515 SW Fifth Ave, Suite 410 Portland, OR 97201 Telephone: (971) 673-1880 Fax: (971) 673-5000 …

Ethics Complaint Against Former Oregon Prison Official Dismissed

Article • August 15, 2012 • from PLN August, 2012

Filed under: Contractor Misconduct, Guard Misconduct, Medical, Private Contractors

Ethics Complaint Against Former Oregon Prison Official Dismissed by As previously reported in PLN, Michael Taaffe, 56, retired from his $91,020-per-year position with the Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) in March 2011. He had been employed as an assistant administrator with the ODOC’s Health Services Division, and served on a …

Ninth Circuit Holds BOP Individual RDAP Determinations Not Subject to Judicial Review

Article • August 15, 2012 • from PLN August, 2012

Filed under: Sentencing, Good Time, Parole, Probation, Administrative Procedures Act (Federal), Drug Treatment/Rehab

Ninth Circuit Holds BOP Individual RDAP Determinations Not Subject to Judicial Review by Individualized decisions related to the federal Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP) Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP) are not subject to judicial review under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has …

No Good Time for Time Spent in State Custody before Imposition of Federal Sentence

Article • August 15, 2012 • from PLN August, 2012

Filed under: Sentencing, Good Time

No Good Time for Time Spent in State Custody before Imposition of Federal Sentence by Good conduct time (GCT) may not be awarded to a federal prisoner for time spent in state custody before receiving his federal sentence, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has held. Russell …

Another Oregon Prison Food Manager Accused of Misconduct

Article • July 15, 2012 • from PLN July, 2012

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Contractor Misconduct

Another Oregon Prison Food Manager Accused of Misconduct by As previously reported in PLN, former Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) Food Services Administrator Farhad “Fred” Monem accepted over $1.2 million in bribes from several food vendors and then fled to his homeland of Iran, leaving his wife and the vendors …

Oregon Cop Arrested For Sexual Corruption of Minor

Article • July 15, 2012

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Crime/Demographics, Criminal Prosecution

Oregon Cop Arrested For Sexual Corruption of Minor by Two months after being arrested for the sexual corruption and luring of a minor, a 22-year veteran Oregon police officer resigned on May 22, 2012. Scott E. Elliott, 50, worked as a Portland Police Bureau (PPB) Officer for 22 years, most …

Oregon Cop Sexually Abuses Relative; Gets 75 Months

Article • July 15, 2012

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Police Misconduct, Criminal Prosecution

Oregon Cop Sexually Abuses Relative; Gets 75 Months by A former Oregon sheriff’s deputy who sexually assaulted a family member for years pleaded guilty on March 6, 2012 and was sentenced to 75 months in prison, according to court documents. In 2006, the Columbia County Sheriff’s Department, in St. Helens, …