Deputies trapped during inmate protest over COVID in Inverness Jail
Updated Feb 08, 2021;
Posted Feb 08, 2021
A handful of inmates In Multnomah County s Inverness Jail protested late Sunday night, trapping four deputies in a room after they responded with a stun gun and pepper foam, a defense lawyer and a sheriff’s spokesperson said Monday. (The Oregonian/OregonLive/File)LC-
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With over 100 inmates in Multnomah County’s Inverness Jail infected with COVID-19 over the past few weeks, a handful of inmates protested late Sunday night and trapped four deputies in a room after they responded with a stun gun and pepper foam, a defense lawyer and a sheriff’s spokesperson said Monday.
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The jail, like any congregate facility, is not built for a viral outbreak. With dorms comprised of single cells and dozens of beds separated by half-walls, an infected cough can quickly travel through the unit, which typically holds 40 people. The Multnomah County Sheriff s Office (MCSO), which oversees the county s two adult jails, had tried to avoid the transmission of COVID-19 by opening up an extra dorm in Inverness, holding incoming inmates 14 days in a quarantined dorm before transferring them into the jail s general population, and routinely checking inmates temperatures.
Here's your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider making a recurring contribution to the Mercury to keep it comin'!) • After months of warding off a raging pandemic, Multnomah County’s Inverness Jail is in the thick of a surging COVID-19 outbreak. On Thursday, the Northeast Portland facility reported 41 new COVID-19 cases in its inmate population. By Tuesday morning, that number had grown to 107—meaning 20.
Coronavirus in Oregon: Judge orders inmates be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccines; 23 new deaths reported statewide
Updated Feb 03, 2021;
Posted Feb 02, 2021
A judge on Tuesday ordered all inmates in the Oregon prison system to be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccinations. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)AP
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A judge on Tuesday ordered all inmates in the Oregon prison system to be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccinations a move that should make prisoners immediately eligible for inoculation.
The preliminary injunction orders all Oregon Department of Corrections inmates be offered a vaccine as part of phase 1A, group 2, of Oregon’s COVID-19 vaccination plan putting prison inmates in the same category as people living in nursing homes and other congregate care settings.
by Wm. Steven Humphrey • Feb 3, 2021 at 8:47 am
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• A severe COVID outbreak has swept through the Inverness Jail in Northeast Portland, infecting 107 inmates since last Thursday, largely due to inaction from jail officials and staff. Our Alex Zielinski has more on this deeply disturbing story.