Measure 73 is more smoke and mirrors on the fear front by Erika Spaet, Guest Columnist Do you consider yourself to be a foolish person? I certainly don’t. But that’s what tough-on-crime forces in this state think we are: dumb. By using scare tactics, inac ...
26 Oct 2010 - Street Roots
Oregon’s misplaced priorities harm crime victims By Naivasha Dean, Contributing writer Oregonians, it’s time to talk about sex. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, a time for Oregonians to talk about sexual violence, the needs of survivors, and ways ...
25 Apr 2012 - Street Roots
PSJ Column: Momentum building for public safety reform in Oregon By Naivasha Dean, Contributing Columnist With about eight months to go until our next legislative session, Oregonians can feel the vice-grip of our multi-billion dollar deficit tightening. W ...
19 Jun 2012 - Street Roots
Tough on crime advocates turn to new bag of tricks By David Rogers, Contributing Columnist In late July, Oregonians found out there was new opposition to much-needed criminal justice reform. Actually, it’s old opposition that has developed a new front gro ...
29 Aug 2012 - Street Roots
Partnership for Safety and Justice: Oregonians with felonies — you can vote! (and why you should) By Denise Welch, Contributing Columnist There has been a lot of national news coverage lately about attempts to change voting laws in a number of states. Man ...
25 Sep 2012 - Street Roots
Local enforcement of fed’s immigration law weakens public safety by Cassandra Villanueva, Contributing Columnist A hairline crack in the windshield of my sister’s car turned our family’s world upside down in 2010. On their way home from the store to celeb ...
24 Oct 2012 - Street Roots