Statistics, Demographics, Statistical Research

Basic Facts About Prison and Oregon - 2009

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

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)

Misguided Measures

May 12, 2011
Misguided Measures

Reconsidering Measure 11

April 15, 2011
The long-awaited report from the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission on 15 years' worth of data about Measure 11 and its impact on Oregon's criminal justice system are explored in this article. The report concludes: Measure 11 has not lived up to voters' expectations.

by Imran Ahmad

Study hails Oregon's recidivism reduction even as funding cuts threaten it

April 14, 2011
While Oregon's prison programs face $16 million in cuts, a recent PEW study reports that Oregon leads the nation with the lowest recidivism rate. "These potential cuts would very severely move our corrections system in the wrong direction," says Executive Director David Rogers (Statesman Journal).

Study Hails Orego

Lowering Non-Violent Incarceration Rate by Half Would Result in Billions in Savings

June 8, 2010
A new CEPR report finds that the United States has the highest rate of incarceration in the world. The authors show that lowering the nonviolent incarceration by half would save state and local governments $15 billion dollars per year. (Center for Economic and Policy Research)

Lowering Non-Violent Incarceration Rate by Half Would Result in Billions in Savings for Cash-

FBI says crime in Oregon's four largest cities fell last year

May 25, 2010
"It's time for our policies to match the reality of our times. Oregonians are safer than they were two years ago, without the millions it would have cost to fully implement Measure 57." (Oregonian)
 
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    • 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

    Domestic Violence: How Money Matters

    April 23, 2010
    Kerry Naughton discusses the recent significant increase in domestic violence-related murder suicides in Oregon and points out that the relationship between the economy and domestic violence is not that the recession causes domestic violence - it's funding for critical services that matters most.

    Article by Kerry Naughton

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