State budget cuts may force Multnomah County to end a key pretrial release program that keeps those accused of a crime out of jail until their trial and frees up jail beds. The program, dubbed Close ...

Officials are investigating after an adult died in custody at Multnomah County’s Inverness Jail early Wednesday morning. The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that deputies found ...

To comply with Oregon sanctuary laws, Multnomah County must tear up a key provision in its contract with the U.S. Marshals Service, immigrant rights groups argue in a lawsuit. The suit seeks a ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A lawsuit filed on Wednesday alleges Multnomah County detained people at the county jail for immigration purposes, violating Oregon’s sanctuary law. The lawsuit, filed by the ...