MEDFORD, Ore. — Bringing in contraband is an issue jails and prisons are battling across the country. “Addiction is a strong thing and people are genuinely scared they’re not going to have their drug of choice,” said Jackson County Jail ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A new piece of technology will help staff at the Jackson County Jail more easily detect contraband. Jail staff said with the opioid epidemic, they’ve seen an increase in contraband. In recent years, they even found a ...
Medford, Ore. – Medford Area Drug and Gang Enforcement detectives arrested three suspected heroin dealers in one day. Police said each of the three separate cases all resulted in an arrest on Friday, August 26th. In the first case, police ...
Medford, Oregon — A Rogue Valley man pleaded guilty to supplying contraband while in the Jackson County Jail. 21-year-old Jesse Jacob Ruiz pleaded guilty to a charge of supplying contraband in court on Tuesday. Prosecutors say a deputy at the ...
Medford, Ore. — A contracted Jackson County jail worker accused of getting sexual favors from inmates for drugs pleads guilty. Buddy Arnett will serve a total of 3 years of supervised probation after pleading guilty to one count each of custodial sexual ...