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Steve Singer has been atop the Office of Public Defense Services since January. His hard-edged tactics have won loyalty from attorneys, but also powerful detractors.
The facts are grim all over the state.
2 deaths in 100 days at Oregon youth correctional centers May 14 2021 Oregon Youth Authority faces a combined $16 million in potential civil penalties after families of Brett J.J. Bruns and Juan Lopez-Robles file suit. Two teens died in the span of 100 days while under supervision by the Oregon Youth Authority juvenile detention system, according to a new investigation by the Portland Tribune. The death of Brett J.J. Bruns by self-harm in December 2019 — as well as the unintentional overdose that took the life of Juan Lopez-Robles in March 2020 — casts a spotlight on the cont...