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  1. Director’s Desk: Real opportunities, not a jail, will spur change

    The last thing we need is increased criminalization efforts of the homeless The idea of Wapato Jail, an empty facility in far out North Portland, being used as a homeless shelter just won’t die. Can we just say no to Wapato? Please. At this point, the iss ...

    29 Sep 2016 - Israel Bayer

  2. Editorial: Wapato a bad idea for people on the streets

    Siting a mass shelter at the vacant jail would be nothing short of warehousing the poor far, far away When one advocate brought a petition to Street Roots and others in the community hoping to gather public support for the Wapato Jail, an empty facility i ...

    7 Jan 2016 - SR editorial board

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