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In a case that has sparked renewed conversation about safety inside correctional facilities, Oregon officials have agreed to pay $295,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed by an inmate who reported ongoing abuse while housed in a men’s prison.
The inmate, Zera Lola Zombie, is currently serving a sentence that extends to 2049 after being convicted of manslaughter and first-degree assault in connection to the 2014 death of a girlfriend. Years into that sentence, a legal battle unfolded over what happened behind prison walls.
According to court filings, the lawsuit centered on alleged mistreatment at Two Rivers Correctional Institution in Umatilla, a facility in Eastern Oregon. The
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