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Jail Nurses No Confidence Vote

(Portland, OR)  --  Nurses at the Multnomah County Jail have passed a no confidence vote in the director and senior clinical manager.  Nurses say staffing is inadequate and it's a hostile work environment.  Seven inmates died last year and three died the year before.  Nurses claim County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson won't meet with them, but she says she's tried.  She also says they've hired 14 people and rehired 15 people.  The nurses dispute those numbers.  They want the Corrections Health Director and Nursing Supervisor to be removed.

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