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PSJ Shifts Strategic Direction

Breaking News! Oregon's Commitment to Smarter Public Safety System Grows!

With the reconvening of the Commission on Public Safety and the announcement that PEW's Public Safety Performance Project will be involved, Oregon got two major boosts to building a more efficient and and cost-effective public safety system.

PSJ is Hiring!

PSJ is recruiting for a new and exciting position! The Youth Justice Policy Associate is a two-year grant-funded position designed to build the power of PSJ’s youth justice advocacy work and to increase the number of young people, particularly young people of color, who are active with PSJ.

PSJ Shifts Strategic Direction

PSJ is shifting our strategic direction for the next couple of years to focus on opportunities to realize significant sentencing reform -- possible in ways not seen since the inception of the organization in 1999.

PSJ Contributes a Monthly Column to Street Roots Newspaper

Partnership for Safety and Justice will be contributing a monthly column to Street Roots, a street newspaper that creates income opportunities for people experiencing homelessness and poverty. Our first two columns are available now!

PSJ’s 2011 Annual Report

We've published our 2011 Annual Report and we must say: Wow! We're really proud of the breadth and depth of the work we've accomplished with the help of you, our wonderful members! Please take a few minutes to see what you've helped make happen.

Ellen Rosenblum Wins Sweeping Victory in Attorney General Race!

Ellen Rosenblum, who campaigned on the need to reconsider Oregon's sentencing policies, took a major step toward becoming the first woman elected attorney general in Oregon by winning the Democratic primary.

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Oregon leaders push ahead on prison, crime reforms

Gov. John Kitzhaber reappointed his Oregon Commission on Public Safety, adding members and charging it with producing a reform package for the 2013 Legislature. The group will get high-powered help from the Pew Center on the States, which has worked with other states on justice reinvestment.

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Arwen Bird on Think Out Loud

Long-time PSJ member and victim advocate Arwen Bird recently discussed the topic of forgiveness on OPB's Think Out Loud. Arwen was paralyzed in a drunk driving crash in 1993 and has been a very vocal supporter of increased services for crime survivors and justice reinvestment.

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Abuse of women inmates at Oregon's Coffee Creek prison goes on for years

At Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville, illegal sexual conduct has gone on for years. Abusive workers use their power over inmates, and The Oregonian reveals rampant problems and missed opportunities to fix them.

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New rules set on background checks for job seekers

Federal regulators approved new rules that could make it easier to find work for convicted criminals and others who have gotten into legal trouble. This change has been a long time coming for employee advocates.

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