Sadie King was facing a first-degree burglary charge when she was allegedly abused behind bars, according to court records.

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

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

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

The audit from Multnomah County also shows disproportionate sanctions for Black and Native American people and those with ...

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.

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.

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.

Wilson: The jail has reported they’re basically full. And by full, I mean safely able to … Vasquez: Let’s talk about that.So the jails are not full. In Multnomah County, we have a capacity ...

Early on Thursday, the Multnomah County Auditor’s Office released its report on the Department of Community Justice’s technical jail sanctions from 2019 to 2024.