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The High Cost Of Measure 11

"You need only to look to our neighbors to the south to see the toll a runaway prison system takes on a state budget"" (Mail Tribune)

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OR Public Safety Poll: A Lot Has Changed Since 1994

A recent poll shows that Oregonians want to invest more in crime prevention instead of prison growth and that voters support changes in how Oregon treats youth who are in our criminal justice system. (Public News Service)

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Will the Legislature protect women in danger?

Crime survivor advocates in rural Oregon have seen their program budgets slashed while the requests for their services have increased dramatically. They call on the legislature to pass HB 3194 to curb prison growth and reinvest those dollars into local public safety efforts proven to reduce crime.

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Paying for Oregon’s prisons

KOIN interviewed Gov. Kitzhaber about smart changes to our public safety system. “If you want a good return on taxpayer dollars,” he told KOIN 6 News, “you spend it on preventions.”

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Facing sexual violence is vital

April is National Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Senator Floyd Prozanski reminds us that more funding is needed for victim service programs and that we can all support healthy teen relationships. (Register Guard)

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