County moves to keep same NORCOR funding (Hood River News, 417/2018) Oregon Human Rights Organizations Request Statewide Oversight Of Juvenile Detention (OPEN Minds, 4/15/2018) HR County may ditch juvenile jail; Budget shortfalls prompts talk of reducing ‘subsidy’ for jail (Dalles Chronicle, 3/19/2018) Audit looks at juvenile detention (Dalles Chronicle, 3/06/2018) Oregon groups call for state… Continue Reading Jails & Prisons: Youth Detention
Institutions
Disability Rights Oregon monitors and conducts investigations related to abuse or neglect that leads to death, serious injuries or serious financial exploitations in institutions, correctional facilities and residential care facilities. We work to reduce improper the use of seclusion or restraint and unnecessary forced medication. We also monitor compliance with US Department of Justice agreements with Oregon State Hospital.
Our publications
Mental Health Law in Oregon – Fourth Edition
Involuntary Medication Hearing Handbook – First Edition
Know Your Rights: Disability Rights in Oregon Prisons
Know Your Rights: Disability Rights in Oregon Prisons (Spanish)
Our latest stories about institutions:
Investigative Report: Kids at NORCOR
December 5, 2017
Our investigative report found that kids held at NORCOR endure psychologically harmful conditions and solitary confinement. Continue Reading Investigative Report: Kids at NORCOR
Ask your state legislators to improve conditions at NORCOR
December 5, 2017
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Voices of kids at NORCOR
December 5, 2017
The names of the kids who were interviewed as part of our investigation were changed to protect their identities. Eli’s Story A boy with a history of self-harm was disciplined for 69 consecutive days for talking and “being needy.” The boy said that he was disciplined for having an additional book in his cell. “I… Continue Reading Voices of kids at NORCOR