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  1. Oregon's recidivism rate lowest in nation? Not so fast

    Oregon came out ahead in a state-by-state study, but comparing recidivism rates can be misleading In corrections, the best measure of success is generally agreed upon to be the recidivism rate, or the rate at which people reoffend after their release. In ...

    5 Jan 2017 - Emily Green

  2. Director of Oregon’s psychiatric review board says she welcomes change

    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

  3. Better solutions are on the front end, not the back

    When discussing re-entry barriers with a formerly incarcerated person a few years ago, I was struck by the need for Oregon to grapple with a rhetorical question the young man was posing. “When will we actually put corrections in the Department of Correcti ...

    8 Oct 2013 - David Rogers

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