Housing Barriers

Felony? No question...

July 14, 2010
We won our Think Outside the Box campaign last fall, and starting July 1, the City of Eugene is officially taking the question "Have you ever been convicted of a felony?" off of its initial job applications. Check out KMTR's story featuring PSJ member Patricia Coldeen!

To learn more about Think Outside the Box, visit our Beyond Barriers page.

I'm a criminal and so are you

May 25, 2010
Michelle Alexander sees herself as a criminal and suggests that most of us are - though we may not have been caught breaking the law. Yet, we're still criminals, no better than many of those who've been branded felons for life. (CNN)
By Michelle Alexander, Special to CNN

Making the Road by Walking It – Ten Years on the Road with PSJ

April 23, 2010
Take a look back with us at our first 10 years as an organization, starting with our founding as Western Prison Project in 1999, and refresh your memory about or learn about the road we've traveled to become the Partnership for Safety and Justice, an organization with a holistic vision for reform.

Article by Caylor Roling

Looking Back, Moving Forward (JM-Spring 2010)

April 23, 2010
This issue we are Looking Back at where we've been as an organization and exploring the road ahead as we are Moving Forward.

In this issue:

VIDEO: Getting Out of Prison: Vanguard

March 25, 2010
Laura Ling, of Vanguard, follows several prisoners out of prison and the struggles and obstacles they face to be successful. (Vanguard)

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    • Oregon woman's struggles after prison show the nightmare that keeps on giving

    February 16, 2010
    This is a great piece by Steve Duin that epitomizes the challenges that formerly incarcerated people face upon release. If a woman with an MBA and a law degree can’t find a job . . . . how do you think it is for those without an education? (Oregonian)
    By Steve Duin, The Oregonian

    Smart Answers to Recidivism

    February 1, 2010
    Faced with soaring prison costs, states are finally focusing on policies that would help former prisoners stay out of jail after they are released. (New York Times Editorial)

    December 25, 2009

    All sentences are for life - But the past shouldn’t be the first thing people see

    December 2, 2009
    Everyone needs to think hard about ways to reintegrate people with criminal records into society. We have the highest incarceration rate in the world, with 2.3 million people in federal, state or local prisons. Nearly all of them will be released some day. (Register Guard Editorial)


     

    Some released Wash. prisoners getting free rent

    September 24, 2009
    Some felons who have earned early release from prison are getting a few months of subsidized rent from Washington taxpayers, a new cost-cutting move expected to save the state $1.5 million by reducing the prison population. (The Seattle Times)

     Some Released Was

    Access Denied in Oregon

    June 30, 2009

    In 2005, Partnership for Safety and Justice began an intentional exploration of the range of civil barriers formerly incarcerated people face.

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