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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 County's 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 "riot," reportedly began shortly before midnight, Sunday night, Feb. 7 running past 2:30 a.m., Mond...

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 Reese's employees have told him and his managers he wasn't 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 advocates say he still hasn't gone far enough. Since the start of 2021, the outbreak has reached 109...

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 over being forced to live in quarters with COVID-positive bunkmates. Some started an uprising Sunday th...

Tally of Inverness inmate COVID-19 cases climbs to 145, Local News, Portland local News, Breaking News alerts for Portland city.

Tally of Inverness inmate COVID-19 cases climbs to 145, Local News, Portland local News, Breaking News alerts for Portland city.