State data shows, patients ready for discharge typically spend months occupying desperately in-demand beds for care that mental health professionals and authorities say they don’t need. Credit: Design ...

During a September visit, inspectors found prison administrators weren’t ensuring prisoners are healthy enough to work, nurses’ competencies weren’t reviewed annually and that staff lacked training ...

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Portland, Oregon's award-winning weekly street newspaper - for those who can't afford Free Speech. 281 W Burnside Street Portland, OR 97209 M, W, TR, F: 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. and 12:15 pm – 2:00 p.m.

Portland, Oregon's award-winning weekly street newspaper - for those who can't afford Free Speech. 281 W Burnside Street Portland, OR 97209 M, W, TR, F: 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. and 12:15 pm – 2:00 p.m.

Editor’s note: This story contains graphic descriptions of violence. In May, Willamette Week reported the Old Town homeless village was closing. One of the original C3PO (Creating Conscious ...

Oregon’s Direct Cash Transfer program is among a handful of state and local initiatives testing the idea that consistent and unconditional payments to homeless youths will get them housed faster than ...

City Council documents from 2011 include architectural drawings (above) of the Portland Immigration and Customs Enforcement building. Credit: Screenshot from Portland City Archives/Photo edited by ...

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network. As the city of Portland clawed its way out of the pandemic, it faced a new set of crises: The city’s homeless population was growing ...

Sam Tsemberis is the founder of the nonprofit Pathways to Housing, whose mission is to transform people’s lives by ending homelessness and supporting recovery. Credit: Photo courtesy of Sam Tsemberis ...

Please note: This story contains graphic descriptions of violent acts. American prisons are violent places, and while not every prisoner falls victim to violence, most are exposed to violence during ...

This canyon in Jefferson County originally had the N-word in its name and was renamed John Brown Canyon in 2013. Many Oregon geographical features still contain the word "Negro" in their names. Credit ...