Mark Beebout Released From Overcrowded Oregon Jail Before Killing Two Women

PORTLAND, Ore. -- An Oregon man who killed two people in Portland last year was released from an overcrowded county jail just weeks before the first killing, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Crowded jails and early release have become common in Oregon, especially in forest regions such as Clatsop County where local governments have historically depended on federal timber subsidies to finance basic governmental services. But several counties have reduced jail capacity in recent years as subsidies hav...