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Life Inside

The Threat of the Virus

The fight with COVID in prison is not only physical but mental as well

Guest Viewpoint 3 weeks ago

By Will Dead three times. Blown up. Three plane crashes. Ninety-one firefights. Shot, stabbed, run over, 115 para jumps, hundreds of hand-to-hand encounters. Drowned. A … Continue reading →

Writer’s Block

An award-winning writer struggles to explain himself to the parole board

Guest Viewpoint 7 months ago

By James I entered the criminal justice system 8,643 days ago. I was 17 years old. My crime shocked many, including myself. I was sentenced to … Continue reading →

Hard Time

You think coronavirus quarantine is hard? Try it for real. 

Culture 8 months ago

By Ted Point In Oregon, in the midst of this COVID-19 pandemic, we are all locked down and quarantined. Being a prisoner, I know more … Continue reading →

Diesel Therapy

Routine is comfort in prison, and the cops sometimes shake you up

Culture 10 months ago
Illustration by Liza Burns

by Ted Point “Smith,” the officer called, standing in front of cell a few doors down from mine, his voice somewhat muted in an attempt … Continue reading →

Man Walking

Empathy for the prison guard

Culture 11 months ago

By James He makes his way down the third level of the narrow tier, walking slowly, his set of keys jangling at his sides. As … Continue reading →

Lives in Crisis

A lifer works to save lives in an Oregon prison, which increasingly houses the mentally ill

Culture 1 year ago

In one Oregon prison, when a prisoner is experiencing a crisis, another prisoner may be called in to calm emotions. These crisis companions are on … Continue reading →

Convicts and Cookies 

The Lifers Club at Christmas

Culture 1 year ago

By Chris Six convicted killers locked in an industrial bakery storage room deep in a maximum-security prison are busy bagging up cookies. But their conversation … Continue reading →

Married Behind Bars

To have but not to hold

Culture 1 year ago

You can get married twice a year, either on a Tuesday in April or a Tuesday in October. You can get married between eight and … Continue reading →

A Good Week In Prison

The small things matter once you’re inside

Culture 1 year ago

By OMike A good week in prison? I know what you are thinking: That’s an oxymoron if you have ever heard one.  To be honest, … Continue reading →

Life Inside

Stories of lives lived behind bars

Culture 1 year ago

Less than a mile and a half from the pretty, golden-domed state Capitol building in the heart of sleepy Salem, invisible behind a 25-foot-high concrete … Continue reading →

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Eugene Concert Choir – Beatles Forever

Hult Center for the Performing Arts • 7:30 pm • Tickets→

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Apr18

NOTE: RESCHEDULED The performance of “Beatles Forever” originally scheduled for May 2 has been rescheduled and will now occur on July 18. Patrons with tickets … Continue reading →

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