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For Oregon Inmates, COVID-19 Disrupts Mental Health Treatment

Oregon law requires that inmates who need mental health treatment be seen at the state hospital. But the threat of COVID-19 has disrupted care, leaving inmates without the help they need.

Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Conrad Wilson (@conradjwilson) reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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