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February 08 2021 In the middle of an outbreak affecting one in five inmates, some took over a dorm for three hours, injuring two deputies. Inmates at Multnomah Countys Inverness Jail in Northeast Portland took over Dorm 11 for nearly three hours early Monday night, Feb. 8, even as authorities are fighting an outbreak that has resulted in one-fifth of the occupants of the 512-bed facility testing positive for COVID-19. The confrontation, which inmates called a protest and deputies dubbed a ...

COVID jail outbreak in Portland followed months of warnings February 09 2021 As 109 inmates test positive, critics blast jail safety, say Sheriff Reese needs to beef up response For months, Multnomah County Sheriff Mike Reeses employees have told him and his managers he wasnt doing enough to fight COVID-19 in the jails he oversees. Weeks after the outbreak at Inverness Jail in Northeast Portland began, Reese announced somewhat improved safeguards. But employee unions and inmate advo...

Lax procedures, staff apathy led to hundreds with COVID at Portland jail, inmates say Updated Feb 11, 2021; Facebook Share In mid-January, inmates at the Multnomah County Inverness Jail started testing positive for COVID-19. Two weeks later, over 140 have been infected. The explosion in cases — the first major outbreak at Inverness since the pandemic started — has caused tension and frustration at the east Portland jail, which houses 512 men and women. Inmates are scared and frustrated ove...

Flower, pre-rolls, edibles, carts and more. These 4 Days of 420 are for you. 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 Sheriffs Office (MCSO), which oversees the countys two adult jails, had tried to avoid the transmission of COVID-19 by opening up an extra dorm in Inverness,...