MEDFORD, Ore. – A person died while in custody at the Jackson County Jail. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said at about 10:14 p.m. Sunday, 34-year-old Sabrina Renee Decker was in her jail cell when she experienced a medical emergency. ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – Homeless man John Lee Malaer was arrested in July of 2019 on disorderly conduct and menacing charges in Medford. Taken to Jackson County Jail, Malaer’s attorney says he was slapped on two occasions by a sheriff’s deputy ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – A Jackson County Sheriff’s Office deputy is being accused of slapping a paraplegic man in a jail holding cell. The Oregonian/Oregon Live reports John Lee Malaer is an advocate for homeless people with disabilities. His representatives said ...
MEDFORD, Ore. ─ Three people have been arrested, after multiple in-custody Jackson County Jail fentanyl overdoses. On the morning of June 20, 2022, The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office says two adults in custody appeared to show signs of an ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. —Three Jackson County inmates have been charged for distributing fentanyl in jail. Last week, we told you about two apparent overdoses within Jackson County Jail. Now, court documents reveal that Sylvia Hutchinson-Hernandez, Jennifer Wilkes, and Sheena Cortez ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. —For the last six years, the Jackson County Jail has reported the highest amount of releases due to overcrowding in the state. JCSO says from 2016 through 2021 its jail has averaged more than 5,000 overcrowding releases per year. ...
MEDFORD, Ore — Jackson County Sheriff’s Office released new information regarding its overcrowded jail situation. JCSO shared a detailed graphic Thursday, highlighting the current 253 adults in custody. The jail can hold about 300 individuals, but the Sheriff’s office says ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Serious offenders are contributing to overcrowding at the Jackson County Jail, the sheriff’s office said. In the past, Jackson County Sheriff Nathan Sickler has told NBC5 News that the county is in dire need of a bigger ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — Deputies at the Jackson County Jail are being credited with saving an inmate’s life. The sheriff’s office says last week, a deputy at the jail called for medical back up after finding a man hanging from his ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — The Jackson County Jail says no one there has tested positive for coronavirus but it’s still taking steps for safety. The sheriff’s office says it’s stepping up cleanings in the facility and started screening people for ...