Oregon

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Federal judge holds Oregon in contempt, orders daily fines over competency delays Statewide
June 6, 2025 · Salem, OR

Source: Jefferson Public Radio, by Amelia Templeton
Advocates ask court to hold Oregon in contempt over competency wait times Statewide
January 7, 2025 · Salem, OR

Source: Disability Rights Oregon, by Melissa Roy-Hart
Oregon State Hospital meets the seven-day admission deadline for the first time in four years Statewide
September 22, 2023 · Salem, OR

Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting, by Rolando Hernandez
Judge approves revised Oregon order that narrows admissions and allows extended stays for serious charges Statewide
July 3, 2023 · Salem, OR

Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting, by Conrad Wilson
Pandemic collided with Oregon's decades-old competency consent order, researchers find Statewide
January 1, 2023 · Salem, OR

Source: Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, by Thomas E. Hansen and Amela Blekic
Judge hears objections to Oregon's hospital stay limits but signals he will only refine them Statewide
November 23, 2022 · Salem, OR

Source: Oregon Capital Chronicle, by Ben Botkin
Federal judge sets time limits on Oregon State Hospital stays for defendants in competency restoration Statewide
September 4, 2022 · Salem, OR

Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting, by Ben Botkin (The Lund Report)
Court-appointed expert tells Oregon to limit hospital stays and expand community options to meet the seven-day rule Statewide
June 8, 2022 · Salem, OR

Source: Oregon Capital Chronicle, by Lynne Terry
Oregon settles interim deal with advocates, agrees to hire an independent expert on hospital admissions Statewide
December 10, 2021 · Salem, OR

Source: Disability Rights Oregon (OHA release), by Oregon Health Authority and Disability Rights Oregon
Appeals court sends Oregon's hospital admission deadline dispute back to the district judge Statewide
August 18, 2021 · Salem, OR

Source: KTVZ (Associated Press), by Associated Press
Sixteen defendants found guilty except for insanity wait in Oregon jails for hospital beds despite orders Statewide
July 21, 2021 · Salem, OR

Source: Street Roots, by Henry Brannan
Oregon State Hospital's pandemic staffing emergency prompts request for National Guard nurses Statewide
May 27, 2021 · Salem, OR

Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting, by Conrad Wilson
Oregon State Hospital halts admissions after COVID-19 cases Statewide
December 2, 2020 · Salem, OR

Source: OPB, by Conrad Wilson
Federal judge temporarily loosens Oregon's seven-day hospital admission rule during the pandemic Statewide
May 12, 2020 · Salem, OR

Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting, by Conrad Wilson
Oregon State Hospital halts most admissions during COVID-19, leaving defendants in county jails Statewide
April 9, 2020 · Salem, OR

Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting, by Conrad Wilson
Klamath County builds a local alternative as Oregon's SB 24 restricts state hospital referrals
January 27, 2020 · Klamath Falls, OR

Source: KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2, by Newsroom Staff
Reporting finds Oregon's 2019 aid-and-assist law is leaving some misdemeanor defendants without inpatient care Statewide
November 18, 2019 · Salem, OR

Source: NPR (reported by Oregon Public Broadcasting), by Conrad Wilson
Federal judge closes Oregon hospital-delay case after state returns to compliance Statewide
October 31, 2019 · Salem, OR

Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting, by Conrad Wilson
Prison Legal News tallies state and federal contempt fights over Oregon's jailed aid-and-assist defendants Statewide
September 9, 2019 · Salem, OR

Source: Prison Legal News, by Mark Wilson
Judge stops short of contempt for Oregon over hospital delays and sets a 90-day check-in Statewide
June 13, 2019 · Salem, OR

Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting, by Conrad Wilson
Oregon advocates ask a federal judge to force hospital admissions for jailed defendants Statewide
June 11, 2019 · Salem, OR

Source: Northwest Public Broadcasting, by Conrad Wilson

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