County release inmates amid budget cuts
20 hrs ago | via The Reporter
Dozens of inmates ran whooping from a small town jail into the sunshine Wednesday after a cash-strapped county in Oregon's timber region was forced to release them amid budget cuts. Comment?
Oregon Jail Releases Prisoners Due to Budget Cuts
Yesterday | via JD Journal
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Oregon county releases inmates amid budget cuts
Yesterday | via CBS News
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Dozens of inmates ran whooping from a small town jail into the sunshine Wednesday after a cash-strapped county in Oregon's timber region was forced to release them amid budget cuts. Comment?
Drug 'bath salts' turns up after car chase
Yesterday | via Medford Mail Tribune
A man who crashed his car in Medford during a late-night police chase was found to be in possession of the controversial drug "bath salts" that has made gruesome headlines recently and is a cause of concern for local police. Comment?
Yesterday | via Medford Mail Tribune
Inmates smile at their new freedom Wednesday, May 30, 2012, after being released from the jail in Grants Pass, Ore., due to layoffs of guards forced by the failure of a tax increase. Comment?
News of the Day From Across the Nation
Yesterday | via SFGate
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and former Gov. Comment?
Oregon county releases 39 inmates amid budget cuts -...
Yesterday | via The Spokesman-Review
Josephine County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Erin Maue speaks to reporters Wednesday outside the entrance to the jail in Grants Pass, Ore., following the release of 39 inmates due to a budget crunch. Comment?
Budget Woes Leave County With 'No Other Alternative'...
Yesterday | via The Huffington Post
Dozens of inmates ran whooping from a small town jail into the sunshine Wednesday after a cash-strapped county in Oregon's timber region was forced to release them amid budget cuts. Comment?
Ore. county releasing inmates amid budget cuts
Wednesday | via WRIC-TV Richmond
A homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre, vicious attack faces a bigger threat from infection than from the injuries themselves. Comment?
Number of prosectors working in Oregon
Monday May 28 | via Ask MetaFilter
I live in Grants Pass, Oregon and our county just laid off 4 of 9 prosecutors . A friend rhetorically asked me if we really needed 9 prosecutors and it got me thinking. Comment?
Josephine County taps road fund for deputies
Thursday May 24 | via News-Register
Josephine County has tapped a one-time source of federal funds to keep three deputies on patrol for the time being after the failure of a public safety levy forced the sheriff to make deep cuts. Comment?
Josephine County taps road fund for deputies
Thursday May 24 | via KMTR Eugene
Josephine County has tapped a one-time source of federal funds to keep three deputies on patrol for the time being after the failure of a public safety levy forced the sheriff to make deep cuts. Comment?
Josephine County taps federal road fund for deputies
Thursday May 24 | via OregonLive.com
Josephine County has tapped a one-time source of federal funds to keep three deputies on patrol for the time being after the failure of a public safety levy forced the sheriff to make deep cuts. Comment?
Police Situation In Grants Pass
Thursday May 17 | via KDRV
Baldie Road. Police say around 9:25 a.m. this morning, an armed robbery took place at a home on the 200 block of Rogue River Avenue in Grants Pass. Comment?
Ore. county cutting law enforcement to bare bones - ...
Thursday May 17 | via The Spokesman-Review
GRANTS PASS, Ore. - A failed levy vote in an Oregon county is taking a toll: government workers facing dismissal, a pending prisoner release, and crimes such as misdemeanor domestic assault and shoplifting likely to go unprosecuted. Comment?
Ore. county cutting law enforcement to bare bones
Thursday May 17 | via Athens Banner-Herald
In this March 18, 2011, unidentified inmates play cards in the Josephine County Jail in Grants Pass, Ore. Comment?
Josephine County cutting law enforcement to bare bones
Thursday May 17 | via Statesman Journal
The public is invited to a ceremony today on the Capitol Mall in Salem to honor all members of the... If only "What to Expect When You're Expecting" had focused on the dads' group and didn't just drop... GRANTS PASS, Ore. Comment?
Thursday May 17 | via NBC12
Officials are handing out pink slips and cutting law enforcement to the bone in an Oregon County where voters have rejected a levy to plug a $12 million budget gap. Comment?
Josephine begins cutting law enforcement staff | May...
Thursday May 17 | via Bend Bulletin
Unidentified inmates play cards in the Josephine County Jail in Grants Pass in March 2011. Comment?
Josephine County tax levy seems headed for defeat
Wednesday May 16 | via Medford Mail Tribune
Voters in the heart of Oregon timber country were voting down a tax increase to make up for the loss of federal timber subsidies and fund public safety. Comment?