‘Ban the box,’ criminal record expungement and other laws take effect Jan. 1, 2016 Several significant changes to Oregon’s criminal justice system were signed into law during the 2015 legislative session and become effective Jan. 1. A ban on police profil ...
31 Dec 2015 - Emily Green
The new ACLU of Oregon director also sounds the alarm on pending ballot measures, digital privacy, criminal justice As a child, watching the “CBS Evening News” was routine for David Rogers. Each night, his family gathered around a television set in their ...
21 Jan 2016 - Emily Green
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
Sociologist Alexes Harris explains how America’s justice system comes down harder on people in poverty Alexes Harris studies how people are punished in the United States. Growing up in Seattle in the 1990s as a woman of color, she watched as those around ...
7 Jun 2016 - Emily Green
What do monetary sanctions look like here? As the financial burdens placed on those who come into contact with the American criminal justice system draw increasing criticism – and the attention of the Obama administration – we wondered: What do these mone ...
7 Jun 2016 - Emily Green
The move reflects changing attitudes toward addicts, placing compassion over criminalization The Canadian government legalized prescription heroin this past week. The move comes four months after Health Canada proposed the regulatory change, and ahead of ...
15 Sep 2016 - Emily Green
Poll finds widespread support among voters for defelonizing simple drug possession As lawmakers in Salem consider a bill to make possession of illicit drugs a misdemeanor rather than a felony, a statewide poll of Oregon voters reveals widespread support a ...
9 Mar 2017 - Emily Green
Teens do better outside of detention, says attorney DeAnna Horne, who will participate in a panel exploring the policy's impact on youths, as well as reform efforts led by state lawmakers Oregon’s practice of automatically trying 15-, 16- and 17-year ...
31 Aug 2018 - 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
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