Racial Disparity/Race

Facing Race: 2011 Legislative Report Card on Racial Equity - Executive Summary and Introduction

January 17, 2012
The Oregon Racial Equity report examines 23 pieces of legislation that introduced in the 2011 regular session that would have the most direct impacts — positive or negative — on all Oregonians, particularly communities of color.

The Oregon Racial Equity report examines 23 pieces of legislation that introduced in the 2011 regular session that would have the most direct impacts — positive or negative — on all Ore

Oregonian Editorializes on Racial Equity and Criminal Justice

January 17, 2012
On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a coalition of groups that included Partnership for Safety and Justice unveiled a legislative racial equity report card intended to heighten awareness and spur legislative action (The Oregonian).

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Oregon House, Senate get low grades in report on racial equity bills

January 15, 2012
On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day a coalition of seven groups representing Oregon's communities of color, is releasing the state's first-ever report card that rates how the state Legislature dealt with racial equity bills. The grades are not good. (The Oregonian)

 

Report on race coincides with MLK Day

January 15, 2012
Released to coincide with Martin Luther King Jr. Day, "Facing Race" gives a "C" grade to the Oregon Senate and a "D" to the House. But the most revealing aspects of the report may be its discussion of how Oregon is changing. (Statesman Journal)

 

Coalition grades Legislature on addressing racial disparity

January 15, 2012
On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a coalition of groups that included Partnership for Safety and Justice unveiled a legislative racial equity report card intended to heighten awareness and spur legislative action (Statesman Journal).

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.

In this issue:

Some minor issues for the sentencing commission

August 14, 2011
The Oregonian Editorial Board calls for the newly created Governor's Public Safety Commission to consider PSJ's "Misguided Measures" report on Measure 11 and Oregon youth as it examines Oregon's criminal justice system. They specifically point to our findings on racial disparity as troublesome.

Report Says Black Youths Disproportionately Affected By Measure 11

August 10, 2011
PSJ report says Oregon's Measure 11 sentencing law disproportionately pushes black youth into the adult criminal justice system. PSJ research shows that while African-Americans account for just 4% of Oregon's youth, they comprise 19% of juvenile Measure 11 indictments. (OPB News)

In Prison Reform, Money Trumps Civil Rights

May 16, 2011
Michelle Alexander talks about how current budget deficits are motivating the political shifts that thirty years of civil rights litigation and advocacy have failed to do: implementing reforms to stem out-of-control prison growth, the result of the failed war on drugs. (NY Times)

In Prison Reform, Money Trumps Civil Rights

By Michelle Alexander, NY Times

An H.I.V. Strategy Invites Addicts In

February 8, 2011
By offering clean needles and aggressively testing and treating those who may be infected with H.I.V., Vancouver, B.C. is offering proof that an idea that was once controversial actually works: Widespread treatment, while expensive, protects not just individuals but the whole community. (NYTimes)

An H.I.V. Strategy Invites Addicts In

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