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  1. Stronger families make safer communities

    Oregon looks to model Washington's Family Offender Sentencing Alternative to allow certain parents to serve sentences in community supervision rather than prison Oregon has recently committed to an exciting new path to improve its public safety syste ...

    27 Mar 2015 - Shannon Wight and Elizabeth Hilliard

  2. Oregon poised to give outdated privacy laws a reboot

    Edward Snowden revealed to the world the great extent of government overreach and mass surveillance on a national scale. As the 2015 Oregon Legislature convenes in Salem next week, curbing warrantless spying here at home should be at the top of its agenda ...

    31 Jan 2015 - Becky Straus

  3. From strong women come strong families, strong Oregon

    Women are the fastest growing inmate population in Oregon. Locking up women brings a unique set of issues to our families and our communities. A system built on an assumption that a one-size-fits-all approach works for everyone has clearly failed, most no ...

    12 Aug 2014 - Jennifer Williamson

  4. Public safety comes to Salem

    Rep. Jennifer Williamson talks about new public safety initiatives and the potential for real reform By Joanne Zuhl, Staff Writer In the past 10 years, Oregon’s prison population has grown by nearly 50 percent, and while it remains lower than that nationa ...

    27 Mar 2013 - Joanne Zuhl

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