On the desk in Juliet Follansbee’s downtown Portland office is a thick book of Oregon laws. It contains only a few sentences that grant the state agency she operates tremendous power over the lives of hundreds of Oregonians. In May, Follansbee was made in ...
12 Apr 2014 - Jake Thomas
New laws will change the way the Oregon State Hospital admits, releases patients By Amanda Waldroupe, Staff Writer The Oregon Legislature adjourned on June 30, and in its final week, passed two bills reforming the Psychiatric Security Review Board (PSRB) ...
13 Jul 2011 - Street Roots
Will concerns about public safety help reform the Psychiatric Security Review Board? By Amanda Waldroupe, Staff Writer As minimum security patients at the Oregon State Hospital, Matthew Kirby, 22, and a 40-year old man identified as “Emmanuel Goldstein” f ...
16 Jun 2011 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra! Posted Jan. 8, 2009 Tough times have lots of newspapers raising prices and cutting back pages. Not Street Roots! Your neighborhood vendor is living proof, offering up 16 fresh pages brimming with news and information for the always-low price ...
8 Jan 2009 - Street Roots