What do monetary sanctions look like here? As the financial burdens placed on those who come into contact with the American criminal justice system draw increasing criticism – and the attention of the Obama administration – we wondered: What do these mone ...
7 Jun 2016 - Emily Green
Sociologist Alexes Harris explains how America’s justice system comes down harder on people in poverty Alexes Harris studies how people are punished in the United States. Growing up in Seattle in the 1990s as a woman of color, she watched as those around ...
7 Jun 2016 - Emily Green
Nathaniel Williams and his friends created Unify Portland to provide positive role models for youths The prevalence of gangs in Portland is a symptom of a community torn apart, said Nathaniel Williams – and it’s only part of the problem. “The black commun ...
26 May 2016 - Emily Green
Sen. Michael Dembrow convenes Senate Workforce Committee for testimony on immigrant and guest worker exploitation Worker abuse and exploitation in Oregon’s forests was the focus Tuesday, May 24, at a special hearing before lawmakers in Salem. Sen. Michae ...
26 May 2016 - Emily Green
New evidence could influence decision to exonerate The Portland Police Bureau's error in supplying the Citizen Review Committee with the wrong set of protocols may have influenced its decision to exonerate one of the bureau’s officers. The officer ...
20 May 2016 - Emily Green
As other states move to defelonize drug possession, Oregon still has harsh marijuana laws on the books. Drug Policy Alliance’s Ellen Flenniken discusses drug reform in our state and worldwide. Ellen Flenniken grew up in the small, rural town of Brenham, a ...
19 May 2016 - Emily Green
Committee that cleared Portland Police Bureau declined to look at the version of the rules Matthew Klug provided — the correct version Matthew Klug was justifiably frustrated, and you could hear it in his voice as he pleaded with the Citizen Review Commit ...
12 May 2016 - Emily Green
Experts attribute uptick in applications to desire to vote against anti-immigration candidate Presidential candidate Donald Trump released his contentious immigration plan in August. Between that time and January, the average number of applications for U. ...
12 May 2016 - Emily Green
Young adults doing time for gang violence talk about their paths and what might prevent other kids from following in their footsteps Portland is about to enter a second consecutive summer filled with what’s predicted to be a record-breaking level of gang ...
5 May 2016 - Emily Green
In court, civil rights groups question constitutionality of laws business leaders want the mayor to enforce On April 21, several area civil rights groups, charities and religious organizations united to file an amicus brief in the ongoing appeal of Alexan ...
28 Apr 2016 - Emily Green