Prison officials are investigating after an inmate at Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem died, Tuesday. The inmate has been ...

Michael Cooper, a 75-year-old inmate at Oregon State Penitentiary, died on February 4, 2025, at a local hospital, according ...

Oregon prison leaders fired two top officials Monday, a move they said was part of reforms to address longstanding medical ...

FILE - Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem, Ore., May 19, 2021. Two Oregon prison health leaders were fired for delaying inmate care and retaliating against staff, an internal investigation found.

The agency ousted two top health care officials, including its chief of medicine, and plans a comprehensive review.

The Oregon Department of Corrections has fired two leading health care managers who oversaw a division responsible for the medical care of about 12,000 inmates in a dozen state prisons. The ...

Oregon Department of Corrections leaders fired two top officials Monday, a move they said was part of reform efforts to address longstanding issues in the prison medical system. Prison officials ...