A new report shows the program is working, but politics and money woes threaten to undercut its progress Since July 2014, Multnomah County has sent more than 600 offenders, who in the past would have likely gone to prison, into an intensive probation prog ...
15 Dec 2016 - Emily Green
Multnomah County’s incarceration rate is less than half the national average, but disparities remain When Rod Underhill attached his name to new group aimed at putting fewer people behind bars, he made a symbolic statement more prudent district attorneys ...
19 Nov 2015 - Emily Green
The hope is offenders required to enroll in treatment are prepared to get clean once they leave Inverness Jail The jailhouse experience might start to feel more like rehab for some Multnomah County inmates. As soon as Oct. 1, a 59-bed dormitory inside Inv ...
3 Sep 2015 - Emily Green
Diverse interests come together to support the state’s promising program for criminal justice reform On May 14, Oregon’s Office of Economic Analysis released its March 2015 quarterly review of the state’s economic health. (You can read the entire report, ...
25 May 2015 - Shannon Wight
Last June, the Legislature passed House Bill 3194, a public safety reform package that made some changes to Oregon’s criminal justice system. The goal of the bill was to reduce the size and cost of the state prison system and invest some of the money save ...
2 Dec 2013 - Shannon Wight