Oregon lawmakers ignore beleaguered prison medical system in first hearing with agency executive

During the opening hearing of the legislative session, the executive director of the Oregon Department of Corrections was asked only a few questions by Oregon lawmakers this week.

None of them addressed the well-known issues with prison health care, such as the recent departures of the department’s top two managers who oversee medical care for the estimated 12,000 inmates in the state.

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