The first person to die in a Multnomah County jail since July was a 46-year-old man booked on a theft charge, court records show. Carlos Robert Morris died in the Multnomah County Detention Center, ...

A person died at the Multnomah County Detention Center Wednesday, officials said. Deputies found a person unresponsive in a jail cell around 12:15 p.m., the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office ...

Do Good Multnomah, a homeless services nonprofit funded by Multnomah County, plans to close the shelter it operates in the ...

Multnomah County has lost yet another top jail official, WW has learned. Corrections Health deputy director Tony Gaines, who was just promoted to the post in April, has been on administrative ...

He was taken into custody by 7:23 p.m. and booked at the Multnomah County Detention Center. No one was injured during the arrest, police said.

Multnomah County’s new district attorney Nathan Vasquez ... In the short term, you’re going to see people being released out of jail because it’s “too full now.” But that “too full ...

The Joint Office of Homeless Services believes adding beds at Bybee Lakes is more cost-effective than replacing those that ...

Under Senate Bill 1553, those caught using illegal drugs on public transit can face 364 days in jail and a $6,200 fine if ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Transit Police is taking swift action to curb drug use on TriMet buses and trains. The Transit Police ...

A 48-year-old Oregon man was arrested and booked into the Multnomah County Jail on Jan. 21 for an outstanding warrant for 20 ...