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Trans woman reports abuse by male guards in Oregon prison

A trans woman has accused staff at an Oregon prison of allowing male guards to see her nude and perform a body-cavity search on her.

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Judge demands answers after male guard does body-cavity search of transgender Oregon prisoner

UMATILLA — Oregon prison staff, facing a court order to classify a transgender woman as vulnerable and prevent male staff or male prisoners from seeing her nude, forced her to

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How Oregon's Prison System Retaliated Against Its Most Effective Jailhouse Lawyer

Mark Wilson taught himself the law and helped thousands of other prisoners pursue legal claims, including lawsuits that cost the state millions of dollars. Then he was given one of the harshest punishments available within Oregon prisons.

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Rantz: Public defender charged for obstructing Seattle police at bar, smelled of alcohol

A King County Public Defender has been charged after allegedly interfering with a police investigation.

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Former Echo man who killed girlfriend sues state for gender discrimination

PORTLAND — A former Echo man serving time for killing his girlfriend in 2014 is suing the state of Oregon for failing to provide protection in prison after he transitioned

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Former Echo man who killed girlfriend sues state for gender discrimination

UMATILLA — A former Echo man serving time for killing his girlfriend in 2014 is suing the state of Oregon for failing to provide protection in prison after he transitioned

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Transgender woman who killed girlfriend sues state for gender discrimination

PORTLAND — A former Echo man serving time for killing his girlfriend in 2014 is suing the state of Oregon for failing to provide protection in prison after he transitioned

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