Beyond Barriers

Our Beyond Barriers program builds on our past work on the disenfranchisement of people with past felony convictions (the VOICE project). Beyond Barriers focuses on eliminating the civil and social barriers formerly incarcerated people experience. The program works to create a society that better supports the successful re-entry of people returning to the community from prison and jail.

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PSJ Endorses Voter-Owned Elections

This November, Portland voters will be asked to vote on keeping voter-owned elections. PSJ urges you to vote YES on 26-108 to make sure candidates are accountable to their communities.

Read with PSJ!

Please join us for PSJ's summer reading group! We'll integrate all our program areas to learn about and discuss public safety issues

Hands Across the Bridge 2010

Join us on September 6th for a one day celebration of recovery from substance addiction.

Voting Behind Bars

The Supreme Court has ordered the federal government to take a stand on laws that take away the right to vote from people in prison or on parole. The laws have a disproportionate impact on African American communities. (New York Times Opinionator Blog)

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Editorial: Hiring and Fairness

Cities across the United States are learning that protecting the employment rights of formerly incarcerated people makes our communities stronger (New York Times).

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Drug Control Policy Director Talks Prevention

Gil Kerlikowske, President Obama's National Director of Drug Control Policy, talks to NPR about the "war on drugs." Treatment is much more effective than incarceration, he says, and costs half as much.

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