An examination of the state's bail system shows that it might not be achieving its goals Alice Jackson, 55, was poised to spend Christmas inside a Multnomah County jail cell following her arrest on Nov. 24. “I was real depressed when I couldn’t come ...
25 Jan 2019 - Emily Green
Oregon’s monetary sanctions punish the poor more harshly and tether them to the criminal justice system for years after their initial ticket or fee This article is the first installment of a Street Roots investigation into the impact of criminal and traf ...
9 Nov 2018 - Emily Green
In Portland, a morning call to action for racial and economic justice will be followed by a nationwide minute of silence and an evening march On April 4, 50 years ago, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated while standing on a balcony outsid ...
30 Mar 2018 - Emily Green