House Bill 2002 was a thoroughly crafted and heavily negotiated bill. It should have passed, yet the BIPOC-community-led effort fell short by the smallest margin because of a Senate leadership failure to back it. No unnecessary police stops. Giving someon ...
28 Jul 2021 - Talia Gad
COMMENTARY | If we want to reduce our reliance on prisons and jails, we have to reduce homelessness When asked how I grew so committed to public safety reform, I talk about my experience working with homeless people. As a community health educator in she ...
19 Oct 2018 - Talia Gad
COMMENTARY | Oregon legislators are considering a bill that reflects these preferences Crime survivors have a seat at the public safety table, but to ensure that criminal justice policy solutions reflect victims’ needs, advocates should always seek more w ...
19 May 2017 - Talia Gad
COMMENTARY | A conversation with Kathleen Fullerton, who's been with the program from its inception One was about betrayal. One about suicide. And another about the perils of life as a bee. The scripts-in-progress were being workshopped by a class of ...
16 Mar 2017 - Talia Gad
COMMENTARY | Expanded incarceration disregards people’s potential, magnifies disparities When the vast majority of incarcerated women battle addiction, are victims of assault or have mental health diagnoses, criminal justice can be squarely classified as ...
22 Sep 2016 - Talia Gad