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
A free performance will relay personal stories about having a loved one behind bars Family members of the United States’ 2.3 million inmates often undergo economic hardship and feelings of loss and frustration as they grapple with the incarceration of a l ...
8 Oct 2015 - Emily Green
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