A Story About Oregon Prisons

This wikilog article is a draft, it was not published yet.

by: Ryan • May 19, 2012 • no comments

Two quotes taken from this story that shed some light on the quality of life in Oregon prisons, especially among the weak and vulnerable:

"Attacks and extortion among inmates are common in Oregon prisons, which reported 1,689 inmate assaults last year. Snake River, the state's largest prison with 2,849 inmates, reported 271 inmate assaults last year."

"The tort claim, filed for the widow by attorney Dennis Steinman of Kell Alterman & Runstein, said once in prison Hagen was violently targeted by other inmates because of 'the nature of his crime, his refusal to fight back when attacked by fellow inmates, including those associated with prison gangs, and because he would not pay 'rent' to fellow cellmates for the privilege of being housed by them.'"