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infection. After three days of gradual rise in
the infection, she arranged to have him sent
back to OHSU.
At OHSU the teenager was shackled by
his arms and ankles to a hospital bed for
days as, the report shows, doctors speculat-
ed — and his jailers at times gossiped —
about how he had come to suffer air pockets
under his skin from his head to his chest,
and whether
he was “fak-
ing” a men-
tal break-
down.
Physical
Injuries
by being Tased, but could be caused by
falling and hitting something or could be
caused by the use of force during his cus-
tody,” the report says.
But the nurse went further in her testimo-
ny to state investigators.
“She said with information she heard
about Fair ‘slamming into the wall,’ this
could have caused the air,” the state report
says. “She said
she wasn’t sure
who she heard
that Fair was
slamming himself
into the wall.”
The report con-
tinues, “She said
that Fair did not
appear medically
injured when he left to OHSU on the second
visit and said she was surprised there was
air in his chest cavity.”
The report shows the ...
officials’ consistent failure to
inform the family ... that he
had been arrested
What
exactly led
to air pockets in his chest and head is not
firmly established in the state report. The
jail nurse who examined him from Sept. 20-
23 repeatedly states that it could not have
been caused by Tasing, but probably result-
ed in blunt force trauma to the chest.
Nevertheless the air pockets were the
direct reason he stayed in the ICU for so
many days, a stay that led to a systemic
infection caused by a catheter that went
unchanged “for too long,” the MCDC nurse
told investigators.
Much of his second stay at OHSU, Fair
alternated between “catatonic” — com-
pletely unresponsive to anyone or anything
around his bed – and screaming, thrashing
fits. He remained cuffed to his bed at the
wrists and ankles throughout.
State investigators asked the MCDC nurse
about the elevated infection levels and the
air in the chest cavity and the possible caus-
es. She said “…it was probably not caused
State Police Report
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Mayor Sam Adams explained his anti-gang strategy and Chabre Vickers
called for mentors to sign up with Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia
Northwest at a community forum Friday June 9 at Life Change Christian
Center. Read the story on Page 8.
The state report combines hundreds of
documents from many jurisdictions gath-
ered over the course of several months,
from the original Portland Police reports on
the alleged armed robbery that started it all,
to the final reports filed at the Trillium Farm
secure facility where Fair was sent to recu-
perate before court hearings and his release
on bail last February.
Throughout the report, Fair’s mother
Kelli Jarrell figures as a staunch advocate
for her son, calling officials and staff, prod-
ding them for information and services,
even writing thank-you notes. The state
report shows that two of those thank-you
notes ended up in law enforcement files.
The report shows the juvenile, MCDC
and OHSU officials’ consistent failure to
inform the family on Fair’s status, his phys-
ical condition or even that he had been
arrested — and hospitalized — in the first
place.
“Kyeron’s mom is mostly concerned
about the medical staffs, and corrections (at
MCDC and JDH), inability to immediately
recognize a mental health problem and
obtain appropriate services immediately,”
says a memo in the state report by Det.
Sudaisar to Det. Eriksen.
“She is also concerned about the physical
symptoms that were revealed while at
OHSU the second time.
“She mentioned receiving a phone call
that Kyeron had been transferred to ICU,
but ‘the good news was that he was breath-
ing on his own again.’ She lacks medical
answers to these issues.”
Fair’s family has retained attorney Jason
Kafoury to explore a lawsuit against area
agencies involved in the teenager’s incar-
ceration. His criminal charges are being
fought by attorney Gary Bertoni, who was
appointed on his behalf by the county.
their Gold Medal shoe package, that includ-
ed a black red and gold shoe and a gold lim-
ited edition box. They took a big risk pric-
ing it at $500.
The Hamasa team presented second,
using music and a dramatic style that got
their point across. They chose a slogan
“Run Like a Kenyan’ to mean doing any-
thing with heart and a big smile. Hamasa is
Swahili for motivation and determination,
qualities embodied by national hero Kip
Keino. An Olympic gold medal winner in
1968, Keino inspires runners all over the
world. Hamasa designed running shoes,
shirts and a hoodie for the Kenyan running
team and all runners everywhere. Hamasa
had learned that in running is a way of life.
Children sometimes walk or run 17 -24
miles to attend school. They decided to
make an environmentally conscious shoe
that also costs less to make. They wanted to
keep the price low so Kenyans would not
have to run barefoot. Profits from the shoe
would go to a nonprofit organization help-
ing Kenyans. Their strong designs used
vibrant colors, lots of red, black and green,
and a cheetah print.
Team Ginto went third. They had worked
on boxing clothing and boots, aimed at con-
sumers who admire Filipino boxer Manny
Pacquiao. And they came on stage punching
air like boxers. Currently world
Welterweight champion, Pacquiao is also a
Filipino Congressman. Yet he started life so
poor that he had to drop out of school. Team
Ginto learned that poverty is almost the
norm in the and that Pacquiao embodies the
qualities of hard-work, determination and
achievement, needed to survive in harsh cir-
cumstances. Team Ginto designed a yellow,
red and blue logo based on the flag. And
they chose the slogan ‘Unstoppable’ just
like their athlete, Manny. Their boxing boot
was white with a red details. Team Ginto’s
commercial was so strong that the judges
gave it a special mention and told the team
that no matter who won the competition
they would be involved in the development
of NIKE Olympics 2012 boxing brand.
The Skanner asked Team Hamasa if
they’d had a good time on the project. They
all agreed and Terence Keller said with feel-
ing, “Yes....Yes…Yes.”
All the students said they learned a lot
about product design, marketing, and the
footwear and clothing industry. They also
learned a lot about the countries their ath-
letes are from.
The judges had a difficult decision to
make. All of the teams made strong presen-
tations, and it was a close final. But after
deliberating they chose Team Hamasa as the
winners. Excitement and cheering filled the
room, especially when the judges added that
all three teams would receive the prize of a
trip to where they would visit the Olympic
site.
Council.
Much of the panel discussed ways in
which the current criminal justice system
doesn’t work to deter future crime, as well
as the programs that seem to work that don’t
get adequate funding.
Multnomah County Sheriffs Lt. Vera Pool
said jail has little deterrent effect on many
of those housed there – a sentiment echoed
by others. Pool said that we assume that
warehousing someone after committing a
crime would cause them to be released and
become law-abiding citizens.
“They’re not,” she said.
One of the only exceptions to this rule –
aside from those who don’t re-offend —
was the county’s Restitution Center, an
alternate to imprisonment where inmates
could leave during the day for work and
help to pay for their living arrangements.
Not all inmates were allowed to participate
in the program, but those who did were able
to earn their GEDs and leave their confine-
ment with a work history and money to sup-
port themselves.
Prins, a former Multnomah County
Deputy District Attorney, said that an over-
reliance on imprisonment has tied up public
money that could be more wisely spent on
rehabilitation, treatment, education and job-
training programs.
Many of the panelists talked about the
decrease in crime over the last decade and
many of the reasons behind it. Mannix cred-
its his 1994 Measure 11 contributed to the
decline in violent crime Oregon saw since
that year.
Judge Edward J. Jones and Prins argued
that even states that didn’t enact tough sen-
tencing guidelines saw similar drops in
crime. Jones says it is a combination of
lower lead concentrations in the blood
because of restrictions on lead-based paint
and gasoline (high lead levels can lead to
anger, learning disabilities and more ...
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Each team made a commercial for their
product line, as well as showing slides illus-
trating their designs and their brands. The
passion students obviously felt for their ath-
letes and their products made all of the pre-
sentations compelling.
The basketball team went first. They cre-
ated the Beautiful Revolution line with the
French team and standout point guard Tony
Parker in mid. They learned about and
about Parker’s struggles for greatness, as
well as about the rising popularity of bas-
ketball in and the hunger for that Gold
Medal. For their logo they chose the fleur
de lis symbol, a design that represents a lily
and has long been linked to French royalty.
The French flag is red white and blue so
they used those colors in their designs as
well as plenty of gold. They focused on cre-
ating lightweight, cushioned, modern, sleek
designs. Most of the products were more
moderately priced. But the basketball team
also aimed for high-end customers with
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“There are some people incarcerated
today that shouldn’t be there,” he said.
He blamed the Oregonian and other news
outlets for focusing on the sentencing por-
tion of his criminal justice philosophy.
One of the forum’s panelists had to ask
the obvious, “Who are you and what did
you do with the Kevin we all know?”
“He’s back in Salem,” Mannix replied
with a smile.
The panelists at Better People’s forum
included officials from the court, jail, prison
and treatment systems, as well Mannix, who
directs the Oregon Anti-Crime Alliance, and
Craig Prins, a former prosecutor who
directs the Oregon Criminal Justice
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