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Guild’s Lake

Uncovering industrial NW Portland’s twisted past in an effort to save its future

Fighting for a say in the fate of the Linnton neighborhood, the Braided River Campaign wants you to know its secrets — the earthquakes, floods, obscure city planning documents, hot air balloons and the KKK
By
Brian Oaster
June 9, 2021
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Austin sits on a bench, giving a thumbs-up signal, surrounded by folding tables, kitchen supplies and tarps.

Houseless young people have banded together in SW Portland

Under an overpass near Bertha Boulevard is a small village of youths, who are grateful for the help they're receiving from their neighbors
By
Emma Nathanson
June 9, 2021
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Tiny homes at the C3PO camp with the Portland skyline in the background

Portland has laid out plans for new shelters, but numbers and locations remain elusive

Service providers say the new guidelines bring uncertainty as the city becomes more aggressive with sweeps of houseless camps
By
Christen McCurdy
June 9, 2021
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Willie Fiers stands next to a table with African masks at Flip the Script's new space

Black former prisoners get support with reentry as they speak up for policy change

Flip the Script, a culturally specific program in Portland, puts formerly incarcerated Oregonians in front of state lawmakers
By
Brian Oaster
June 2, 2021
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Sam Khaute works with a large coffee roasting machine

Portland cafe will help integrate immigrants, refugees through the medium of coffee

Jubilee Hall, a nonprofit offshoot of Diaspora Coffee and Chai, will provide barista training and immersive English-language education
By
Janey Wong
June 2, 2021
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Photos of 42 Oregon state prisoners who died of COVID-19. Headline reads: The Expendable.

These are the 42 Oregon state prisoners who have died from COVID-19

With more than 3,500 confirmed cases of coronavirus among its prisoners, the Oregon Department of Corrections has faced criticism for its handling of the pandemic
By
Chris May Emily Green
March 10, 2021
Street Roots
Mugshots and fingerprints of Billy Baggett Jr.

Special Report | The life and death of Billy Baggett

After spending most of his life in prison, Billy Baggett was released into a world he no longer understood, contending with a lifetime of trauma and coming to terms with his imminent death
By
Emily Green
December 27, 2020
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Judy Ostroski stands in an open wooded space outdoors

With many renters priced out, Grants Pass scrambles to mitigate a housing crisis

As this Southern Oregon community wooed tourists and retirees, its population outpaced construction of workforce housing
By
Hanna Merzbach
March 17, 2021
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Brian Hooks

How actor Brian Hooks is getting youths off the path to prison

His production company, Left of Bang Entertainment, allows him some control during the pandemic while giving at-risk young people an opportunity
By
DeVon Pouncey
March 17, 2021
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Portrait of Daniel Campbell

In memory of Daniel Campbell: A Street Roots vendor who touched many lives

‘He had a purpose and a legacy,’ writes friend and fellow vendor Dorothy Pepper
By
Dorothy Pepper
March 17, 2021
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act

Opinion | The failings of our unemployment insurance system are there by design

STREET SMART ECONOMICS | It is hard to celebrate a system that covers fewer than 30% of America’s jobless
By
Martin Hart-Landsberg
March 17, 2021
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Crisis response survey results (bar graphs): Do you think Portland police are the best equipped to deal with people having mental health crises? (80.4% say no.) Plus another bar graph whose response is in the body of the story.

Editorial | Crisis response shouldn’t be a bargaining chip

Take the Portland Street Response program out of the police union contact
By
SR editorial board
March 17, 2021
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Jail Cell Door And Welded Iron Bars

Opinion | The rising tide of unnecessary death in Oregon jails

Disability Rights Oregon report documents how criminalizing disabilities leads to deaths in jail
By
Liz Reetz
March 10, 2021
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Photos of 42 Oregon state prisoners who died of COVID-19. Headline reads: The Expendable.

These are the 42 Oregon state prisoners who have died from COVID-19

With more than 3,500 confirmed cases of coronavirus among its prisoners, the Oregon Department of Corrections has faced criticism for its handling of the pandemic
By
Chris May Emily Green
March 10, 2021
Street Roots
Portraits of 42 Oregon prisoners who died of COVID-19. The portrait of Phyll Mendacino is emphasized. The headline reads: The Expendable.

COVID-19 in Oregon’s prisons: Phyll Mendacino advocated for Indigenous rights behind bars

Phillip Red Woman, a Northern Cheyenne tribal member and an Army veteran, died from COVID-19 while incarcerated
By
Chris May
March 10, 2021
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Portraits of 42 Oregon prisoners who died of COVID-19. The portrait of James Hargrave is emphasized. The headline reads: The Expendable.

COVID-19 in Oregon’s prisons: James Hargrave had a big heart

The ‘always upbeat’ father, husband and friend died from COVID-19 while incarcerated
By
Chris May
March 10, 2021
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Portraits of 42 Oregon prisoners who died of COVID-19. The portrait of Bernardino Garcia is emphasized. The headline reads: The Expendable.

COVID-19 in Oregon’s prisons: Bernardino Garcia was committed to preserving his Indigenous culture

The Siletz Tribe member, who died after contracting the coronavirus in prison, advocated for his people
By
Chris May
March 10, 2021
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Portraits of 42 Oregon prisoners who died of COVID-19. The portrait of Brian McCarvill is emphasized. The headline reads: The Expendable.

COVID-19 in Oregon’s prisons: Brian McCarvill was an anarchist who fought for prison abolition

The jailhouse lawyer, who litigated his own case against the Department of Corrections while he was in solitary confinement, died from COVID-19 on his 68th birthday
By
MG Belka
March 10, 2021
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Ga lo Vann portrait

Opinion | A prisoner’s perspective: This moment is about more than COVID-19

‘We all share the same surfaces because we are less than you, smaller spaces because we are less than you’
By
Ga lo Vann
March 10, 2021
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Bar graph from week of April 22, 2020, to week of March 2, 2021, shows there have been at least 2,459 deaths from coronavirus reported among prisoners.

Why The Marshall Project is tracking COVID-19 in America’s prisons

Katie Park, one of the journalists behind the project, talks to Street Roots about what the team has learned: ‘This really is a serious issue behind bars’
By
Emily Green
March 10, 2021
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A shadow of prison bars appears on concrete

‘Set up to fail’: Ex-prisoners speak out as Oregon lawmakers consider Measure 11 reforms

Hearings on a criminal justice reform bill draw testimony about mandatory minimums, parole restrictions and more
By
Tom Henderson
March 10, 2021
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Oregon State Penitentiary

Editorial | The prison system cannot be fixed

Scores of COVID-19 deaths in Oregon’s prisons underscore the failures of America’s carceral system
By
SR editorial board
March 10, 2021
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Street Roots vendor Brian

Street Roots vendor profile | Looking forward to cooking for friends again

Before he suffered an injury, Brian worked in his family's restaurant
By
Kat Wasula
March 3, 2021
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The OHSU tram

Opinion | We need to stop driving to work

MOVING FORWARD | It might be up to you to see that we have a choice
By
Henry Latourette Miller
March 3, 2021
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Illustration of an arm and fist covered in barbed wire

The trauma of incarceration: It’s ‘gladiator school’ inside

Experiencing, or even witnessing, violence behind bars can have long-term impacts on prisoners, researcher Meghan Novisky explains
By
Emily Green
March 3, 2021
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1909-18 NAACP map shows the occurrences of lynchings in U.S. states

Opinion | How Black cartographers put racism on the map of America

The Black Panthers and other counter-mappers used maps to reimagine cities for communities of color
By
Derek H. Alderman Joshua F.J. Inwood
March 3, 2021
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Wlnsvey Campos portrait

Wlnsvey Campos, a 25-year-old woman of color, brings a fresh perspective to Oregon Legislature

The Aloha representative, who brings lived experience with poverty to her leadership role on a housing committee, speaks for young people who demand action on the housing and climate crises they’ve inherited
By
Tom Henderson
March 3, 2021

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