Eight in-custody deaths in the past 12 months is well above historical tallies, and most have happened in the past three months.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Advocates are calling for an independent investigation into the deaths of eight inmates at Multnomah County jails within the past 12 months. Five of those have occurred in just the past three months.
It is an unusually high number of deaths, and the sheriff’s office announced a plan of action on Thursday that includes an independent assessment of its jail operations.
The latest inmate death was on Tuesday at the Multnomah County Detention Center in downtown Portland. The sheriff’s
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