Oregon Senate OKs ban on using dogs to force inmates from cells

“The bill stems from an incident in the Columbia County Jail in 2017, which was caught on video and received media coverage. An inmate was mauled by a dog in his cell for failing to come out. The 48-year-old was awarded $251,000 in a lawsuit settlement late last year.  Since that time, the jail voluntarily stopped using dogs for this purpose.“

KTVZ Central Oregon

March 21, 2019