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 ...

The Multnomah County jail inmate who died Christmas Eve has been identified as 42-year-old Shristika Nath, authorities said ...

County public safety officials warned that the end of the program would strain the county’s already challenged jail.

Multnomah County will spend some of its rainy-day funds to save a key pretrial release program that keeps those accused of a crime out of jail until their trial, freeing up limited jail beds for the ...

Members of Oregon’s congressional delegation are celebrating a potential funding boost for a Multnomah County program that ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — It’s been one year since Multnomah County launched an $8 million program meant to give people caught with drugs a choice: a jail cell or support. Around that same time, Oregon ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man who is accused of the murder of a Gresham teenager was “erroneously released” from jail on Monday, authorities said. Ty Sage, 26, is facing a second-degree murder charge ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A man was arrested on Tuesday after resisting arrest in an incident leading him to bite a Multnomah County sheriff’s deputy in the hand, and the suspect being tased, ...

Two deputies receive first National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day Service Award from Multnomah County Sheriff for ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Law enforcement agencies across Multnomah County are joining forces to target burglaries, a crime officials say continues to strain local businesses. District Attorney Nathan Vasquez, ...