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| Smaller Jails, More Women Making Problems |
| By oregonlive.com |
| Published: 08/02/2010 |
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An inmate in the 104-bed Malheur County Jail caused problems one day recently by stealing food from other inmates. Another refused to bathe, and the resulting odor triggered noisy objections that escalated into a fight. This might not sound unusual in the 3,100 city and county jails around the nation; what might not fit the picture is that these are jails in rural Oregon and the inmates are women. A handful of rural jails have a surprisingly high percentage of women behind bars -- far surpassing the already high state average. In Crook County last year, women totaled nearly 29 percent of the jail population. In Jefferson and Malheur counties, the number nudged 27 percent. Read More. |
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