State budget cuts may force Multnomah County to end a key pretrial release program that keeps those accused of a crime out of jail until their trial and frees up jail beds. The program, dubbed Close ...

Officials are investigating after an adult died in custody at Multnomah County’s Inverness Jail early Wednesday morning. The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that deputies found ...

Members of Oregon’s congressional delegation are celebrating a potential funding boost for a Multnomah County program that ...

Multnomah County will spend some of its rainy-day funds to save a key pretrial release program that keeps those accused of a crime out of jail until their trial, freeing up limited jail beds for the ...

To comply with Oregon sanctuary laws, Multnomah County must tear up a key provision in its contract with the U.S. Marshals Service, immigrant rights groups argue in a lawsuit. The suit seeks a ...

Families and associates of Multnomah County Jail inmates will soon lose the ability to visit prisoners in person. Street Roots' in-depth look at how the jail handles inmate welfare—including an ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A lawsuit filed on Wednesday alleges Multnomah County detained people at the county jail for immigration purposes, violating Oregon’s sanctuary law. The lawsuit, filed by the ...