Death in confinement: Bryan Dearden took his own life at Columbia County Jail after warning signs

Columbia County Spotlight

Nov 20

Written By Melissa Roy-Hart

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Melissa Roy-Hart

High bar for hospitalizing mentally ill Portlanders without consent leaves those in great need on the street

Death in confinement: Questions remain about three who died in Columbia County Jail