Pamplin Media Group - A jail no more
A jail no more The former Wapato Correctional Facility is transformed into homeless shelter and services center. Multnomah County Commission Chair Deborah Kafoury is proposing to spend $150 million next fiscal year to reduce homelessness, including creating more shelter capacity and supportive services. That does not yet include any funding for the county's former unused Wapato Jail, which is currently sheltering and serving the homeless, even as it is still being transformed into the Bybee Lakes Hope Center. The remote North Portland facility opened last October with 76 shelter bed...
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