Jury finds officer put inmate in harm’s way, awards $350K

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal jury has awarded $350,000 in damages to an inmate who sued an Oregon prison guard, alleging she compromised his safety by revealing to other prisoners that he was in protective custody after leaving a gang. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the jury found corrections officer Amanda Litzsinger violated inmate Skyler James […]