In a lawsuit filed against the Oregon Department of Corrections, parents claim their son reported serious symptoms to staff in the days leading up to his death. (FILE/The Enterprise) ONTARIO – Parents of an inmate who died last spring at Snake River Correctional Institution are suing the state, claiming negligence[Read More…]

VALE – A lawsuit filed to hold the state accountable for its release of Anthony Montwheeler three years ago faces a crucial hearing Monday, when state lawyers try to persuade a judge to toss the case. Montwheeler, the man at the heart of the lawsuit, won’t be there. He remains[Read More…]

Anthony Montwheeler sits in a Vale courtroom on Friday, Jan. 4, as Multnomah County Circuit Judge Thomas Ryan conducts proceedings through a video link. (Les Zaiz/The Enterprise) VALE – Anthony Montwheeler, in custody for two years and in and out of the state’s mental hospital, is now scheduled to answer[Read More…]