The county saw a significant increase in high-risk clients with mental illness with inadequate staff and funding - fallout ...

Although the number of people on supervision at Multnomah County jails has declined since before the pandemic, an ...

A new report from the Multnomah County Auditor's office examines the state of jail sanctions for people under probation or ...

In 2004, Multnomah County finished construction of the 525-bed Wapato Jail. But a combination of falling crime rates and a lack of funding to operate the new facility meant it never opened.

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - An audit of the Multnomah County Jail has found that jail sanctions are worsening inequity. Jail ...

Multnomah County commissioners are expected to cover a shortfall this year, ... FILE - The Multnomah County Jail and Justice Center in downtown Portland, Ore., in 2019.

As of May 1, 2023, there were 860 occupied beds at the Multnomah County Jail, out of a total of 1,117 available beds. This means the county is operating at 77% of its capacity to house inmates.

Juan Jose Olguin, 28, of Portland, was detained shortly after the stabbing took place, police said. Olguin was booked into ...

The latest inmate death was on Tuesday at the Multnomah County Detention Center in downtown Portland. The sheriff's office said 36-year-old Clemente Pineda was found unresponsive in his cell.

Multnomah County Jail Institutes New Strip Search Policy Following an unprecedented string of deaths, WW has obtained new information about their circumstances and what the county is doing about them.

Multnomah County reported no jail deaths in 2020 and 2021. Last year, the county reported three people died in custody, including one person who died of accidental acute cocaine poisoning and two ...