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PENDLETON — Joshua Cordova, a correctional officer for the Oregon Department of Corrections, in Pendleton, likes the idea of a more humane approach to incarceration.
On paper, the state’s much-touted move toward a Norwegian-style prison system — humanizing adults in custody, addressing their mental health needs and talking to them about their trauma — sounds great.
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