Legislative Work

Partnership for Safety and Justice works with the Oregon Legislature as one avenue toward criminal justice reform. Since 1999, our staff and members have created a well worn path to Salem to educate state legislators and to bring about change.

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PSJ Receives National Recognition

Partnership for Safety and Justice has received national recognition as a top nonprofit by Philanthropedia, a subsidiary of GuideStar. We were selected as one of 21 nonprofits in the country who is making the biggest positive impact in criminal justice reform at the local and state levels.

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Want to develop your advocacy skills and get detailed updates from PSJ staff? Want to enjoy snacks and great discussions with other folks who care about making change? Come to a PSJ event!

"Sine Die" - The Legislative Session is over!

After what feels like far more than five months, the legislative session has closed. PSJ won some important victories but also had some disappointments this session. This is a quick update.

Governor Signs Youth Justice Bill!

After much work done by PSJ staff and its members, House Bill 2707 passed and was signed into law by the governor. Juvenile detention is now the default place to hold youth charged as adults pre-trial, rather than county jails.

PSJ Holds Press Conference at the Capitol - Services Not Sentences

PSJ, crime victims and victim advocates gathered at the state capitol to urge legislators to reign in ever-increasing prison spending and invest those savings in smarter approaches to public safety, including programs and services that protect crime victims and assist them in rebuilding their lives.

Some "Smart on Crime" Reforms that are Working

Necessitated by harsh economic times and encouraged by declines in crime rates, a number of states have made significant strides in reducing the number of people in prisons and jails and cutting spending while maintaining public safety.

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Considerable Common Ground: Collaborating to Create Safety

Crime Victims and Survivors want to ensure that what happened to them does not happen to another. We discuss the opposition of Measure 73 and what PSJ brought forth to the legislative session in support of Alternative ways to increase public safety.

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Oregon's Political Landscape

Start to the sentencing reform discussions. Went back over the 2009 Safety and Savings Act. The ugly and misleading political ads that ran around Measure 57.

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Oregon's 2011 Legislative Session Wrap-Up

In early 2011 we participated in the Legislation Sessions. We had VICTORY'S : HB 2707, ODSVS, HEAL Oregon help maintain funding for Addiction Treatment, and HB 2650: Addiction & Mental Health Workers w/Conviction histories return to work

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Crime Victims Urge: Services Not Sentences

PSJ and several crime victims and victim advocates gathered at the state capitol on May 31 at a press conference to ask for a different approach to public safety spending. The message delivered was clear: crime victims have not been served well by Oregon's ever-increasing prison spending. (KTVZ)

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Legislative Work

Our 2011 legislative agenda:

Safe Kids, Safer Communities

Victim Services

Corrections Spending & Justice Reinvestment

Drug & Alcohol Treatment Funding

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