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Basic Facts About Prison and Oregon - 2009

February 19, 2009
Basic Facts About Prison and Oregon - 2009
Number of Prisons 14 Prisons – The

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

Abuse of women inmates at Oregon's Coffee Creek prison goes on for years

April 30, 2012
At Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville, illegal sexual conduct has gone on for years. Abusive workers use their power over inmates, and The Oregonian reveals rampant problems and missed opportunities to fix them.

Abuse of women

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.

 In this issue:

PSJ’s 2011 Annual Report

March 23, 2012
We've published our 2011 Annual Report and we must say: Wow! We're really proud of the breadth and depth of the work we've accomplished with the help of you, our wonderful members! Please take a few minutes to see what you've helped make happen.

PSJ 2011 Annual Report

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    March 20, 2012
    We've published our 2011 Annual Report and we must say: Wow! We're really proud of the breadth and depth of the work we've accomplished with the help of you, our wonderful members! Please take a few minutes to see what you've helped make happen.

    Prisons Rethink Isolation, Saving Money, Lives and Sanity

    March 14, 2012
    More inmates are held in solitary confinement in the USA than in any other democratic nation. Some officials have been persuaded by research suggesting that isolation is vastly overused and that it does little to reduce overall prison violence (The New York Times).

     

    Dealing With Dementia Among Aging Criminals

    February 29, 2012
    Dementia in prisons is an underreported but fast-growing phenomenon that is an unforeseen consequence of tough-on-crime policies -- long sentences have created a large population of aging prisoners.

     

    Prison Mental Health Unit Not Designed For Treatment

    February 29, 2012
    Oregon is finishing a brand new mental health hospital - but the inmates with some of the most severe mental health problems are housed at Oregon State Penitentiary, which isn't designed for treatment. (OPB)

     

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