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Legislators mull methods to reincarcerate people released from Oregon prisons in error
When prison staff told Natalia Hernandez in August she was being released early, she initially didn’t want to leave. “At one point, I even begged them to stay,” she recently told lawmakers. At the time, she didn’t know where she would live, work or continue substance-use treatment after leaving Coffee Creek Correctional Facility. Staff…
Oregon stands to lose nearly $1 billion in revenue due to federal funding cuts
As voices raised in protest outside the Oregon State Capitol Feb. 5, Marchel Kaleikini heard the ticking inside the building. Time was already running out. Legislators only have until Sunday, March 8, to complete their even-year short session before the Oregon Constitution requires them to adjourn. For Kaleikini, the political director for the nonprofit advocacy…
