Measure 57

A year to look at sentencing

December 3, 2011
Saying that crime is down, money is scarce and corrections policies have evolved, the Oregonian calls for the Governor's Public Safety Commission to spend 2012 crafting a new sentencing plan for Oregon.

 

by The Oregonian Editorial Board

A new approach to fighting crime

October 22, 2011
The Medford Mail Tribune editorial board says Oregon should pay attention to Texas and spend more on substance abuse and mental health treatment, beef up parole and probation supervision and spend less on prisons — a lot less.

Kitzhaber criticizes 'expensive' sentencing laws

October 1, 2011
At the first meeting of the Public Safety Commission, Gov. John Kitzhaber said Oregon leaders need to have "the wisdom and the courage" to look at changing prison practices, including reducing time behind bars for some crimes. (KATU)

Peering into prisons

September 30, 2011
The Oregonian Ed Board voices its frustration that prisons and the sentencing policies that drive their costs have been shielded from budget cuts while education, health care and other human services are forced to absorb cut after cut. It's time to serious about sentencing and corrections reform.

Blue-Ribbon Panel To Take On Corrections Costs

September 25, 2011
Prisons are eating up more and more of Oregon's budget. A blue-ribbon panel convened by Governor John Kitzhaber will meet Friday (September 30, 2011) to look at ways to reign in corrections spending. But it's not clear whether there's consensus to do something about it. (OPB)

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    • Oregon's Political Landscape

    September 23, 2011
    Start to the sentencing reform discussions. Went back over the 2009 Safety and Savings Act. The ugly and misleading political ads that ran around Measure 57.

    Article by Shannon Wight

    Considerable Common Ground: Collaborating to Create Safety

    September 23, 2011
    Crime Victims and Survivors want to ensure that what happened to them does not happen to another. We discuss the opposition of Measure 73 and what PSJ brought forth to the legislative session in support of Alternative ways to increase public safety.

    Article by Kerry Naughton

    Oregon's 2011 Legislative Session Wrap-Up

    September 19, 2011
    In early 2011 we participated in the Legislation Sessions. We had VICTORY'S : HB 2707, ODSVS, HEAL Oregon help maintain funding for Addiction Treatment, and HB 2650: Addiction & Mental Health Workers w/Conviction histories return to work

    PSJ's Youth Justice Report - Misguided Measures

    September 19, 2011
    Giving a voice to those youth who are sent to adult jails or prisons to await trial or carry out there sentences when they are not adults. Misguided Measures represents the impact that Measure 11 has on Oregon's Youth.

    Drug War / 2011 Legislative Session Wrap-Up

    September 12, 2011
    In this issue we report on the 2011 Legislative Session & the changing political landscape around public safety & criminal justice issues in OR. There's an overview of our Measure 11 and youth report, an exploration of the failed war on drugs and a story on collaborating to create safety.

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