TILLAMOOK COUNTY, Ore. — An Oregon Department of Corrections forestry work crew helped rescue a hiker who broke an ankle along a trail in the Tillamook State Forest earlier this month. According to ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A 72-year-old Oregon State Penitentiary inmate who was convicted and received a lengthy sentence in a 2003 robbery, kidnapping and assault in Bend died Wednesday morning at the ...

An Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) adult in custody, Edward Lawrence Nelson, died the morning of August 25, 2025, the agency said Monday. Nelson was incarcerated at Snake River Correctional ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Oregon Department of Corrections is under fire over claims that the agency prematurely released a “dangerous sex offender” from custody. Jackson County District Attorney ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Oregon Department of Corrections is facing a federal lawsuit for allegedly denying religious accommodations for three incarcerated Muslim men, according to court documents ...

The ballot included two measures. One would require public hearings and wider notice when large housing projects are proposed. Oregon, Washington consider bans on law enforcement masks to conceal ...

With a budget of $36 million, OCE operates 13 business enterprises at 10 facilities across the state.

The Oregon Department of Corrections Health Services Division is in the midst of an overhaul of the department, with reforms that have already resulted in progress in care as well as fewer lawsuits ...

Oregon is known for some of the strongest labor protections for workers in the nation, though the state does not require union membership from public employees WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme ...

The Oregon Department of Corrections has tracked down 17 people it released from prison and put them back behind bars in a surprising roundup that follows confusion over a recent court ruling. The ...

Oregon is known for some of the strongest labor protections for workers in the nation, though the state does not require union membership from public employees The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned ...