Safety and Sentencing

Ellen Rosenblum Wins Sweeping Victory in Attorney General Race!

May 16, 2012
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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Kitzhaber Opens Door to Criminal Justice Reform

May 15, 2012
A new poll shows Oregonians support reforms that cut corrections costs, and potentially, prison time, if they can also be shown to improve outcomes. The now expanded Commission on Public Safety will work with the Juvenile Reinvestment Act and the Pew Center to come up with policy solutions for 2013.

Oregon leaders push ahead on prison, crime reforms

May 15, 2012
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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    • Breaking News! Oregon's Commitment to Smarter Public Safety System Grows!

    May 14, 2012
    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.

    Oregon's Commitment to Smarter Public Safety System Grows!

    On May 14th, 2012, Oregon got two major boosts to building a more efficient and cost-effective public safety system:

    PSJ is Hiring!

    May 7, 2012
    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 is recruiting for a new and exciting position!

    PSJ Shifts Strategic Direction

    May 1, 2012
    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.

    Over the past several months, we have created moments to take a step back from our regular work

    Facing Race in Oregon

    April 24, 2012
    A coalition of community-based organizations, including PSJ, released a multi-issue and multiracial assessment of the 2011 legislative session, evaluating lawmakers’ commitment to advancing opportunity and closing disparities in the health and well-being of communities of color in Oregon.

    Facing Race in Oregon 

    Article by Naivasha Dean

    Public Safety Reform in Oregon

    April 24, 2012
    PSJ believes that the Governor's Commission on Public Safety rightly focused on alternatives to mandatory minimum sentences, which have caused our prison spending to explode. We are encouraged by the principles that the Commission has established to guide its future work.

    Public Safety Reform in Oregon

    Article by Denise Welch

    Shifting PSJ's Strategic Direction

    April 24, 2012
    This article outlines some decisions we've made and describes where our work is changing and where it will look the same. The best way to describe what we are trying to do is to focus on the incredible opportunities before us in the next couple of years.

    Shifting PSJ's Strategic Direction

    Article by David Rogers 

    We Control the Headline (JM - Spring 2012)

    April 24, 2012
    PSJ is looking to the future! This issue outlines strategic shifts in our direction. We also lay out some of what we think is possible in 2013, which includes the potential of an overhaul of our sentencing guidelines and an investment in smart on crime policies that build safe communities.

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