COMMENTARY | ‘Get tough’ response to crime has devastating consequences In 2011, Partnership for Safety and Justice and the Campaign for Youth Justice published “Misguided Measures.” We examined Oregon’s Ballot Measure 11 (1994) and how, by exposing youth ...
4 Apr 2016 - Andy Ko
Oregon is one of 15 states where prosecutors alone can decide whether to try a youth as an adult — and it’s happening to black and Latino teens disproportionately When administrators summoned 15-year-old Keeshawn Bullitt to the main office at Grant High S ...
4 Apr 2016 - Emily Green
Partnership for Safety and Justice and our allies made important legislative progress in the area of smarter public safety Each legislative session has its own unique feel, but few people at the Capitol could have anticipated the roller-coaster ride of Or ...
6 Aug 2015 - Shannon Wight
For months, we have heard story after story in the national media about young people — often young people of color — who have been abused by our criminal justice system. The latest story, out of New York, was about Kalief Browder, a young man who was arre ...
19 Jun 2015 - Gina Anzaldúa
Summer is here and many of us have been treated to the familiar serenade that calls up so many childhood memories: the lilting melody of the ice cream truck. Imagine the disappointment on little kids’ faces if, after running up to the ice cream truck with ...
14 Aug 2013 - Kerry Naughton
Regular readers of our column will know that Partnership for Safety and Justice and our members worked very hard to help shape the recommendations that the Governor’s Commission on Public Safety made to the Oregon Legislature. The result was House Bill 31 ...
16 Jun 2013 - David Rogers
While other states reduce incarceration and crime, Oregon is on track to spend $600M on new prison space By Denise Welch and Sonny Lerma, Contributing Columnists This year, Oregon’s Legislature will examine whether to pass reforms that reduce our reliance ...
26 Mar 2013 - Street Roots Staff
Measure 11’s devastating effect on Oregon’s next generation By Imran Ahmad, Contributing Writer The passions raised at the mere mention of Measure 11 are well known to most Oregonians. Yet it is surprising how little is actually known about the law, parti ...
12 Aug 2011 - Street Roots
Shackled by old laws, Oregon’s budget is locked in its prisons By David Rogers, Contributing Columnist Two weeks ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that California must drastically reduce its prison population to address overcrowding. With a system capacit ...
17 Jun 2011 - Street Roots
Measure 11’s failing scorecard fans sparks of reform By Amanda Waldroupe, Staff Writer Last month, the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission released an in-depth and critical study of Oregon’s mandatory minimum sentencing law, Measure 11. The Justice Commiss ...
26 Apr 2011 - Street Roots