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
For months, we have heard story after story in the national media about young people — often young people of color — who have been abused by our criminal justice system. The latest story, out of New York, was about Kalief Browder, a young man who was arre ...
19 Jun 2015 - Gina Anzaldúa
A Utah-based harm reduction advocate once said to me, “I love cops.” That surprised me — just a little bit. If you aren’t familiar with the “harm reduction” movement and its philosophy, think of syringe exchange programs and safer-sex education. Basicall ...
20 Jul 2015 - Andy Ko
Partnership for Safety and Justice and our allies made important legislative progress in the area of smarter public safety Each legislative session has its own unique feel, but few people at the Capitol could have anticipated the roller-coaster ride of Or ...
6 Aug 2015 - Shannon Wight
Acts of kindness today ripple into the future, says Partnership for Safety and Justice’s Kerry Naughton Yesterday, the unthinkable happened. Again. I’m writing Partnership for Safety and Justice ’s guest column just after midnight Oct. 2, hours after a 26 ...
8 Oct 2015 - Kerry Naughton
COMMENTARY | Partnership for Safety and Justice’s Cleo Tung believes in the power of philanthropy Last month, as I was packing up my things to move to Portland, I discovered a box of old school projects in the garage. In it was a picture I had drawn in th ...
12 Nov 2015 - Cleo Tung
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
COMMENTARY | Justice is a process with a purpose Long before coming to Oregon, I watched with fascination the evolution of what eventually became Partnership for Safety and Justice. I remember thinking, “What a brilliant name! Finally, a policy reform or ...
4 Feb 2016 - Andy Ko
Oregon is one of 15 states where prosecutors alone can decide whether to try a youth as an adult — and it’s happening to black and Latino teens disproportionately When administrators summoned 15-year-old Keeshawn Bullitt to the main office at Grant High S ...
4 Apr 2016 - Emily Green
COMMENTARY | ‘Get tough’ response to crime has devastating consequences In 2011, Partnership for Safety and Justice and the Campaign for Youth Justice published “Misguided Measures.” We examined Oregon’s Ballot Measure 11 (1994) and how, by exposing youth ...
4 Apr 2016 - Andy Ko