Conrad Wilson
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Agents are deployed in the Oregon city amid anti-police protests. Homeland Security official Ken Cuccinelli tells NPR the tactic is being used to move detainees to a "safe location for questioning."
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Jeremy Christian, convicted of two counts of murder for the stabbings on a Portland light rail train, will serve life without parole. Prosecutors say he was motivated by white supremacist ideology.
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A jury in Portland, Ore., has convicted a man of murder, attempted murder and hate crimes stemming from a 2017 stabbing attack on a light rail train.
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Jurors in Oregon on Wednesday hear closing arguments in the trial of Jeremy Christian, who is accused of the 2017 racially motivated murders of two men.
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In the Pacific Northwest, about half the number of jail deaths are caused by suicides. An investigation by NPR member stations raises concerns about the steps being taken to prevent the deaths.
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Some Oregon inmates with mental illness are in jail rather than a state mental health hospital. A federal judge will hear arguments Tuesday that Oregon is not providing timely, appropriate care.
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The ACLU has sued 15 states over inadequate public defender programs. Oregon is trying to head off legal action by considering a bill that would increase funding and oversight for the state's system.
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A bipartisan sanctuary law that Oregon lawmakers passed easily in 1987 is now subject to a repeal vote.
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In June, Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced they would house 1,600 immigrant detainees in federal prisons. But now nearly all detainees have been moved elsewhere, deported, or released.
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Oregon is one of two states to allow split verdicts for most felony cases. Many critics say the non-unanimous jury system leads to convictions of innocent people.