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Andy Ko

Articles by Andy Ko

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    Photo of a fenced off area at the Oregon State Penitentiary

    Opinion | Incarceration should not be a default solution to crime

    Transforming Justice | Compared to other nations, the United States sends more people to prisons, spends more tax dollars on prisons. Why?
    By
    Andy Ko Babak Zolfaghari-Azar
    March 16, 2023
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    Opinion | Wearing my heart on my t-shirt

    Transforming Justice | Harm reduction practices and implementation take time and Oregonians are walking in the right direction
    By
    Andy Ko
    November 30, 2022
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    Partnership for Safety and Justice

    One bad act doesn’t define someone – not even voting for Trump

    COMMENTARY | Andy Ko, director of Partnership for Safety and Justice, aims to apply a philosophy of his work to the presidential election
    By
    Andy Ko
    February 16, 2017
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    Andy Ko is the executive director of Partnership for Safety and Justice.

    End the disastrous drug war and focus on healing

    COMMENTARY | We're ready for a new vision for public safety and justice
    By
    Andy Ko
    November 3, 2016
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    Andy Ko is the executive director of Partnership for Safety and Justice.

    It’s time we fundamentally change how we view policing

    COMMENTARY | How can we eliminate presumption that law enforcement involves application of superior force?
    By
    Andy Ko
    July 21, 2016
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    Partnership for Safety and Justice logo

    Measure 11 makes no sense for youths

    COMMENTARY | ‘Get tough’ response to crime has devastating consequences
    By
    Andy Ko
    April 4, 2016
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    Scales of justice

    A whole-system perspective on why justice matters

    COMMENTARY | Justice is a process with a purpose
    By
    Andy Ko
    February 4, 2016
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    Andy Ko is the executive director of Partnership for Safety and Justice.

    Commentary: Seattle took the LEAD; Oregon should follow

    By
    Andy Ko
    July 20, 2015
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    Don’t be helpless. Exercise your free speech and give

    December 1, 2014
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    Answering the big question: Why I’m here

    October 10, 2014

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