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Oregon lawmakers agreed to overhaul the state’s criminal defense system, but their solution left many unanswered questions about how to solve the crisis of thousands of people accused of crimes with no lawyer.

About a third of the Shasta County Jail will be closing in the next several days because of staffing shortages.

The Jackson County jail began posting social media stories on Wednesday about inmates who have recently been released due to overcrowding issues at the jail.

It's a fair bet that not a single woman thinks with any kind of warm glow about giving birth in jail or prison. But birth behind bars happens, and women…

For years, the Jackson County Sheriff has been lobbying for a new, larger jail. The county commissioners voted Wednesday to put that question to the…

The sheriff of Jackson County is continuing to campaign for a new jail to address what he says is serious overcrowding at the facility in…

Raising taxes has always been a tough sell in Josephine County. We'll know in a few weeks if the lack of sheriff's department patrols and a rise in crime…

Klamath County is another of the counties constrained by a small public safety budget. Now a group is proposing a fee on every household and business in…

Journalists have the differences between "jail" (shorter-term stays, generally pre-trial) and "prison" (longer stays, post-conviction) hammered into them.…