Juvenile detention centers – where most inmates experience mental illness – aren’t equipped to handle kids with serious needs In Oregon, kids with mental health needs who come into state custody are being warehoused in juvenile detention facilities becaus ...
29 Jan 2016 - Emily Green
Service providers for women in crisis align with housing groups this legislative session Finding a safe place to stay when fleeing an abusive relationship remains a nearly insurmountable challenge for many domestic violence survivors in Portland’s tight a ...
29 Jan 2016 - Emily Green
The new ACLU of Oregon director also sounds the alarm on pending ballot measures, digital privacy, criminal justice As a child, watching the “CBS Evening News” was routine for David Rogers. Each night, his family gathered around a television set in their ...
21 Jan 2016 - Emily Green
Volunteers say distributing meth pipes should cut down on injection and disease transmission In the back room of an anarchist bookstore in North Portland, past a rack of zines and chalkboard list of upcoming punk shows, volunteers with the Portland People ...
14 Jan 2016 - Emily Green
As demand for STEM jobs grows, women remain underrepresented in the field Everyone knows: Girls struggle with math and science, right? Google “kids science kits.” Most of the products you’ll see are clearly marketed toward boys, and those that aren’t – th ...
7 Jan 2016 - Emily Green
‘Ban the box,’ criminal record expungement and other laws take effect Jan. 1, 2016 Several significant changes to Oregon’s criminal justice system were signed into law during the 2015 legislative session and become effective Jan. 1. A ban on police profil ...
31 Dec 2015 - Emily Green
Perry Gruber says his system, Copiosis, will eventually replace capitalism Perry Gruber is taking a free-market approach to eliminating the market entirely. Just as the cassette tape edged out the 8-track in the early 1980s, he said his software-based sys ...
23 Dec 2015 - Emily Green
Multnomah County to exceed goal for housing veterans by year’s end, but some will remain homeless Hundreds of letters and phone calls to Portland-area landlords paid off. It’s expected Multnomah County will exceed the target set for ending veteran homeles ...
17 Dec 2015 - Emily Green
One man’s complaint against Portland police illustrates multiple system pitfalls Three years after the U.S. Department of Justice found Portland police had a “pattern and practice” of using excessive force, including unjustified stun gun use, against peop ...
17 Dec 2015 - Emily Green
Shilo Murphy, drug user and harm reduction advocate, is poised to open facilities where people can inject illegal drugs in the presence of medical staff The first supervised injection site in the United States will open within six to 18 months in Seattle, ...
10 Dec 2015 - Emily Green