“The immediate question is what do we do about this obvious emergency? The wrong answer would be to build new prisons,” Alice Lundell, Oregon Justice Resource Center Could Oregon end up building more prisons to address earthquake safety concerns? oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/08/05/c...

Could Oregon end up building more prisons to address earthquake safety concerns? • Oregon Capital Chronicle

A new debate is emerging over how best Oregon should protect incarcerated people during dangerous seismic events.

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Our new monthly CLE webinar series for Oregon attorneys starts Aug. 12. First up: litigating solitary confinement, presented by Ben Haile and Thad Betz. It’s an important conversation to have, so sign up now to secure your spot. See the full 12-month schedule and register: www.ojrc.info/cle

Oregon woman opens up about alleged domestic violence before receiving 10-year sentence over baby's death www.investigatewest.org/oregon-woman...

Oregon woman sentenced to 10 years for baby's death

A judge said the alleged domestic violence Deborah Albin experienced did not meet Oregon law’s strict criteria to avoid a mandatory-minimum sentence

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Springfield agrees to pay $700,000 settlement over police response to 2020 protest

Demonstrators gathered in Springfield’s Thurston area on July 29, 2020 in protest of a noose that was hanging from a tree in a nearby yard.

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Our new monthly CLE webinar series for Oregon attorneys starts Aug. 12. First up: litigating solitary confinement, presented by Ben Haile and Thad Betz. It’s an important conversation to have, so sign up now to secure your spot. See the full 12-month schedule and register: www.ojrc.info/cle

Why sentencing reform for domestic violence survivors keeps falling short in Oregon www.investigatewest.org/why-sentenci...

Why an Oregon reform to help DV survivors keeps failing

Advocates are pushing for a survivor justice law like those in other states, but a two-thirds legislative majority presents a major hurdle

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As summer heat continues, is Oregon doing enough for people in solitary confinement? oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/07/24/a...

As summer heat continues, is Oregon doing enough for people in solitary confinement? • Oregon Capital Chronicle

Some state prisons and the incarcerated Oregonians they house are going without a key tool to beat the heat: central air conditioning.

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The Prairieland defendants received over 562 years in federal prison — the longest sentence a U.S. court has ever given to a group of political anarchist defendants.

Unicorn Riot@unicornriot.bsky.social · 4w ago

Then They Came for the Anarchists: Prairieland Defendants Sentenced to 562 Years Judge Reed O’Connor reportedly said at sentencing that he “wants to send a message to anyone else with similar ideology.” This ideology, in the words of FBI Director Kash Patel, is “Antifa-aligned anarchis[m].”

A jury has found the Oregon Department of Corrections was negligent for failing to allow our incarcerated clients to cleanse and decontaminate themselves from pepper spray. Some waited more than 40 hours for a shower. www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...

Oregon prison negligent for not allowing prisoners to wash off pepper spray, jury finds

The jury awarded $5,000 in damages to a man with paraplegia who was unable to use the sink in his cell to wash off the spray and a man who was in a shower stall but not allowed to use the shower.

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Students missed classes, left school and struggled to learn as the fear of ICE undermined the school year. www.opb.org/article/2026...

In May, Tony Carruthers joined a horrifying list of more than 270 people across the country who have had their executions botched. He is one of only a handful who survived. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee must grant Tony clemency to prevent him from being tortured again.

Lethal injections are more likely to be botched, experts say

Ricky Bell, warden at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, Tenn., gives a tour of the prison's execution chamber in 1999. AP Photo/Mark

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Some states offer domestic violence defenses to parents charged with failing to prevent child abuse. Should Oregon? www.investigatewest.org/domestic-vio...

Some states protect DV defense in ‘failure to protect’ cases

Parents in eight states can be acquitted if they can show “reasonable fear” of escalating violence

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This Is Innocence is back Sept 16 at Hunt & Gather in Portland! Delicious food + drink, case updates, and speakers Scott Cannon & Tebah Browne. Get your tickets today! www.oregoninnocence.org/this-is-inno...

The real headline from the birthright‑citizenship case isn’t the outcome. It’s that four Supreme Court justices signaled they believe a president can effectively rewrite the Constitution through executive order.

In Trump v. Barbara, one of the term's most closely watched cases, the US Supreme Court rejected Trump's executive order targeting birthright citizenship. Our Immigrant Rights Project Co-Director, Erin McKee, breaks down the decision for us. [1/3] youtu.be/4eug9jhbanY

Birthright Citizenship Ruling

YouTube video by Oregon Justice Resource Center

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The Supreme Court has ignored the clear evidence that the Trump administration's actions were arbitrary and racist. The decision threatens to strip legal status from 1.3 million people, greenlighting the largest de-documentation campaign in U.S. history. But the fight is not over.

SCOTUS Gives Trump Administration Carte Blanche to Strip More Than a Million People of their Legal Status With No Oversight - ACLU of Northern California

Court greenlights Trump administration's termination of TPS for Syria and Haiti and eliminated most judicial review of TPS decision-making

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Yesterday, SCOTUS ruled in favor of the Trump Administration, allowing it to strip away TPS (Temporary Protected Status) for thousands of people. What does it mean and what happens next? Here's a good summary from @immcouncil.org www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/supreme...

Supreme Court Allows Trump to Strip TPS, Turn Away Asylum Seekers Arriving at the Border in Pair of New Immigration Rulings - American Immigration Council

The Supreme Court issued two seismic immigration law decisions, ruling 6-3 in the Trump administration’s favor in a TPS and an asylum case.

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Today, the Supreme Court delivered a devastating blow to asylum rights in the United States. In a 6-3 decision in Mullin v. Al Otro Lado, the Court ruled that the Trump administration may turn back asylum seekers at ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Today the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for roughly 350,000 Haitians and 4,000 Syrians. Here's what you need to know about TPS:

Temporary Protected Status (TPS): An Overview - American Immigration Council

This fact sheet provides an overview of how TPS designations are made, what benefits TPS confers, and how TPS beneficiaries apply for and regularly renew their status.

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Early bird pricing for This Is Innocence ends June 30. Don’t miss out on this deal for an incredible event!

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This Is Innocence is back Sept 16 at Hunt & Gather in Portland! Delicious food + drink, case updates, and speakers Scott Cannon & Tebah Browne. Early bird tix $100 thru Jun 30 – grab yours! www.oregoninnocence.org/this-is-inno...

🚨BREAKING NEWS: The OJRC and Sugerman Dahab have reached a landmark $49 million settlement in a class action lawsuit over COVID-19 deaths and infections in Oregon prisons. Here's the breakdown [1/6]

I am so incredibly proud of our team at @ojrcenter.bsky.social and our co-counsel Sugerman Dahab. And, grateful to all of the plaintiffs who stood up for their rights and dignity. www.opb.org/article/2026...

Oregon will pay millions to those who caught COVID-19 while incarcerated

The state of Oregon has agreed to pay $49 million dollars to the families of inmates who died while in state custody during the COVID-19 pandemic and to the more than 5,000 people who contracted the v...

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One day I'll perhaps be able to talk about the experience of this whole case. But today it's just gratitude—to our team, to @davidsug.bsky.social's team, and to the plaintiffs—for getting us here. May we make our community stronger and more resilient for the future. www.opb.org/article/2026...

Oregon will pay millions to those who caught COVID-19 while incarcerated

The state of Oregon has agreed to pay $49 million dollars to the families of inmates who died while in state custody during the COVID-19 pandemic and to the more than 5,000 people who contracted the v...

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🚨BREAKING NEWS: The OJRC and Sugerman Dahab have reached a landmark $49 million settlement in a class action lawsuit over COVID-19 deaths and infections in Oregon prisons. Here's the breakdown [1/6]

"A new class action lawsuit on behalf of hundreds of people held in solitary claims what [Oregon DOC] labels as segregation and special housing is, in reality, extreme isolation that serves little legitimate purpose and violates basic human dignity." www.findlaw.com/legalblogs/c...

Oregon Prisoners Challenge Solitary Confinement Conditions - FindLaw

Oregon's prisons are facing a sweeping new challenge to one of their most entrenched practices: solitary confinement. A new class action lawsuit filed in Oregon state court on behalf of hundreds of pe...

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In a class-action lawsuit filed Thursday in Marion County Circuit Court, they argue the state’s prison system is violating the Oregon Constitution, which prohibits the “harsh, degrading, or dehumanizing treatment of prisoners.”

Oregon faces class-action lawsuit to end solitary confinement in prisons

In recent years, the state Department of Corrections’ use of disciplinary segregation has trended upward, according to data. Several prisoners say the agency is violating Oregon’s Constitution.

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So proud of my colleagues for bringing this challenge.

Oregon Justice Resource Center@ojrcenter.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We’re suing the Oregon Department of Corrections to end the use of solitary confinement in prison. On any given day, ODOC is holding hundreds of Oregonians in torturous conditions in solitary. It’s breaking people down, mentally and physically, and it needs to stop. 🧵

We’re suing the Oregon Department of Corrections to end the use of solitary confinement in prison. On any given day, ODOC is holding hundreds of Oregonians in torturous conditions in solitary. It’s breaking people down, mentally and physically, and it needs to stop. 🧵

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Mississippi Prisoners Begged for Help. They Died in Solitary Instead.

An investigation found there were at least 47 suicides in solitary confinement in Mississippi, where cries for mental health care were met with isolation and punishment.

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