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
As Multnomah County grapples with widespread inequities in its criminal justice system, heads turn toward the D.A. Prosecutors wield a tremendous amount of power in the courtroom, and in an effort to keep it that way, they systematically block attempts to ...
21 Apr 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
‘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