As Multnomah County grapples with widespread inequities in its criminal justice system, heads turn toward the D.A. Prosecutors wield a tremendous amount of power in the courtroom, and in an effort to keep it that way, they systematically block attempts to ...
21 Apr 2016 - Emily Green
Departments say showing a warrant immediately would be impossible in most cases Local police and sheriff’s departments charged with enforcing the laws of the land aren’t in compliance with one of the laws governing their authority to do so. According to ...
14 Aug 2015 - Emily Green
Before emigrating from Liberia, Apala Barclay was targeted by authorities for his work The mere sight of the cartoon sent a shiver through Apala Barclay. He hadn’t laid eyes on it in decades. It was a black-and-white caricature of a Liberian man sitting a ...
6 Aug 2015 - Emily Green