Columbia County Agrees To Settlement On Jail Policies
(St. Helens, OR) -- Columbia County will change its jail policies to align with Oregon's sanctuary law. Under a settlement with the Oregon Law Center, the jail will stop requiring individuals to declare their country of birth and remove a checkbox labeled "illegal" from the booking sheet. The county won't hold individuals for U.S. Marshals if they're only facing federal immigration charges. The county won't reincarcerate individuals who have been ordered to be released. And the county has 90 days to get staff trained on the new policies.



