Safety and Sentencing

Resetting the Government

July 23, 2010
In June, the Governor released his Reset Report. The Public Safety section of the reset report is important because it includes many recommendations PSJ believes could improve public safety and decrease criminal justice system costs.

 

Is This the End of the War on Crime?

July 20, 2010
For decades, progressive policy analysts and criminal justice reformers such as Jones have argued that state and federal antidrug and, more generally, "tough on crime" incarceration strategies were counterproductive...(The Nation)

Is this the end of the war on crime?

Drug Control Policy Director Talks Prevention

July 16, 2010
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.

Click below to listen to Gil Kerlikowske talk about his approach to drug policy with NPR's Michel Martin.

New Report Urges Cost-Effective Reforms of Juvenile Justice Systems

July 14, 2010
New analysis by the National Juvenile Justice Network shows that we can save money and better help justice-involved youth when we use alternatives to incarceration.

New Report Urges Cost-Effective Reforms of Juvenile Justice Systems

Receive web updates from PSJ

July 13, 2010
Stay current on criminal justice and public safety news, and PSJ's activities. Setting up a RSS feed is easy and will keep you updated on any new content we post to our website.

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Guest Viewpoint: Groups that aid criminal offenders help keep us all safer

July 12, 2010
Paul Solomon, PSJ's board chairman and Sponsors' asst. executive director, and Ron Chase, Sponsors' executive director, respond to tough-on-crime advocate Josh Marquis' claims that Oregon needs mandatory minimum sentences.

Guest Viewpoint: Groups that aid criminal offenders help keep us all safer

Measure 11 Information Center

July 1, 2010
Passed by voters in 1994, Measure 11 places mandatory minimum sentences on more than twenty crimes and is responsible for doubling Oregon's prison population. Visit our Measure 11 Information Center to learn more about its history and impact on Oregon.

Want to learn more about Oregon's Measure 11?

What do the most recent state budget cuts mean for public safety?

June 30, 2010
PSJ Executive Director David Rogers responds to the state's proposed budget cuts and Governor Kulongoski's Public Safety Reset Subcommittee recommendations.
What do the most recent state budget cuts mean for public safety?
 
by David Rogers, PSJ Executive Direc

Is "Secure Communities" Living up to its Name?

June 16, 2010
Arizona's SB 1070 has sparked rallies and debate over the collaboration between ICE and local police. While it has the goal of deporting undocumented workers, this partnership can have a chilling effect on domestic violence survivors (Public News Service).

Is "Secure Communities" Program Living Up to its Name?

Budget cuts: Governor rejected prison closures because he didn't want to free 1,000 inmates

June 15, 2010
Gov. Ted Kulongoski nixed a budget-cutting plan to close three state prisons because he wasn't willing to use his power to commute the sentences of hundreds of convicted felons, a spokesman for the governor said Thursday. (Statesman Journal)

Budget cuts: Governor rejected prison closures because he didn't want to free 1,000 inmates

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