Tag: Oregon Department of Corrections
Hermiston Man Convicted of Murder Dies in State Penitentiary
A Hermiston man who committed murder in 2003 died Wednesday, Dec. 18, at the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem.
Reyes Benitez Mendoza was 49. The...
TRCI Inmate Dies
An Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) adult in custody, Vernon Louis Woodall, died the evening of Dec. 20.
Woodall was incarcerated at Two Rivers Correctional...
EOCI Holding Hiring Event
Job seekers are invited to learn more about employment opportunities with the Oregon Department of Corrections during a hiring event at Eastern Oregon Correctional...
Umatilla Prison Inmate Dies
An Oregon Department of Corrections adult in custody, Ronald Cullison, died the evening of Nov. 8.
Cullison was incarcerated at Two Rivers Correctional Institution (TRCI)...
EOCI Inmate Dies
An Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) adult in custody, Louis Taiyon Apo, passed away the evening of Aug. 7.
Apo was incarcerated at Eastern Oregon...
Hermiston Highway Shooter Dies at Oregon State Penitentiary
A Hermiston man serving life sentences at the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem for shootings during the late 1980s has died.
The Oregon Department of...
TRCI Inmate Dies
An Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) adult in custody, Richard L. Kerns, died the morning of April 25.
Kerns was incarcerated at Two Rivers Correctional...
TRCI Inmate Dies
An Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) adult in custody, Jack J. Magel, died the morning of March 4.
Magel was incarcerated at Two Rivers Correctional...
Umatilla Prison Inmate Dies
An Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) adult in custody, Michael Kent Ball, died the morning of Feb. 10.
Ball was incarcerated at Two Rivers Correctional...
Umatilla Prison Inmate Dies
An Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) adult in custody, Parrish Leland Chang, died the morning of Dec. 24.
Change was incarcerated at Two Rivers Correctional...
Umatilla Prison Inmate Dies
An Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) adult in custody, Garrison Michael Haataja, died the night of Dec. 14.
Haataja was incarcerated at Two Rivers Correctional...
TRCI Inmate Dies
An Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) adult in custody, Robert Fort, died the evening of Nov. 29.
Fort was incarcerated at Two Rivers Correctional Institution...
Two Rivers Inmate Dies
An Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) adult in custody, Raymond M. Scharick, died this morning, Nov. 14.
Scharick was incarcerated at Two Rivers Correctional Institution...
42% of People Using Opioids in Rural Areas Were Recently Jailed
Almost half of people in rural areas who use illicit drugs were in prison or jail in the last six months, according to a...
Department of Corrections Holding Hiring Event on Oct. 17
Recruiters from the Oregon Department of Corrections are holding a meet-and-greet hiring event tomorrow, Oct. 17 at WorkSource Hermiston, 950 S.E. Columbia Drive, Suite...
Umatilla Prison Inmate Dies
An Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) adult in custody, Frank Ali Abdul-Rahmaan, died the afternoon of Sept. 30.
Abdul-Rahmaan was incarcerated at Two Rivers Correctional Institution...
Umatilla Prison Inmate Dies
An Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) adult in custody, Michael Trujillo, died the morning of Aug. 19.
Trujillo was incarcerated at Two Rivers Correctional Institution...
TRCI Inmate Dies
An Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) adult in custody in Umatilla, David Gene Elliott Jr., died the evening of June 15.
Elliott was incarcerated at...
EOCI Inmate Dies
An Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) adult in custody, Jere Ryder, passed away June 11, 2023. Ryder was incarcerated at Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution...
Job Fair at UHS Gives Young Students Insight into the Working...
Kaiden Blair had a different agenda from the rest of the people attending Wednesday’s job fair at Umatilla High School. The 18-year-old UHS senior...
