Vast Majority of Oregonians are Smart on Crime
In September 2012, Partnership for Safety and Justice commissioned our own poll with a special emphasis on policies that would impact youth tried as adults. The polling results indicated strong...
View ArticleUpdate on Commission on Public Safety
In May, Governor Kitzhaber signed an executive order that created the Commission on Public Safety, designed to thoroughly review Oregon’s public safety system and recommend ways to improve that system...
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Commission points way to major Oregon prison savings, requiring Measure 11...
Oregon could be spared $600 million in future prison costs through sentencing changes and better community programs, but the state Commission on Public Safety stopped short of recommending such...
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We Can Do Better (JM - Spring 2013)
JM-Spring-2013-Cover.jpg The 2013 Legislative Session is in full swing and in this issue of Justice Matters we debunk what some are saying about our excessive reliance on prison -- that it works. We...
View ArticleCriminal Justice Reform in 2013
PSJ Associate Director Shannon Wight examines the recommendations of the Commission on Public Safety and HB 3194 which incorporates them. The Commission's recommendations are consistent with PSJ's...
View ArticleWhy are the District Attorneys Opposing Public Safety Reform?
David Rogers explores why the district attorneys are so opposed to reforming Oregon public safety system. The DAs suggest that there really is nothing for people to be concerned about...it seems like...
View ArticleRe-Entry Success in Oregon
Ninety-five percent of people in prison in the US will eventually be released. What can be done to help people who are released from prison be successful? Here are three success stories we find...
View ArticlePSJ Members Who are Making a Difference
Come and meet a few of our members who are really making a difference. PSJ Members Who are Making a DifferenceArticle by Gustav Cappaertread more
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Transition programs prevent crime, serve inmates
Paul Solomon, PSJ's Board Chair, supports passage of HB 3194, a comprehensive sentencing and corrections reform package that will remove the need for $600 million in new spending on prison expansion...
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What will be the Fate of Oregon's Criminal Justice Reform Effort?
Oregon’s proposed public safety reforms are still under discussion in Salem. If they do get to a vote, they probably will not include two of the most controversial proposals.“But if the rest of the...
View ArticleThe Nuts and Bolts of House Bill 3194
HB 3194 will hold prison growth flat for the next five years - preventing the need to build a new prison - and will save the state over $300 million in the next ten years. It also enables roughly $55...
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Is it possible that the War on Drugs is ending?
In PSJ's regular Street Roots column, Cassandra Villanueva examines what might be the beginning of the end of the "tough-on-crime" crusade that has done little to make our communities safer, but has...
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It's up to counties to choose well in reshaping public safety systems: Guest...
In a Guest Opinion in the Oregonian, PSJ's Deputy Director Shannon Wight discusses the implementation of HB 3194 (the major justice reinvestment reform package passed in the 2013 legislative session)....
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Counties use $10 million to expand programs, cut Oregon prison admissions
Oregon counties, using a fresh round of state money, are expanding efforts to keep criminals under their watchful eye instead of sending them to prison. The $10 million awarded recently is the first...
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Can You Find Oregon's Future (JM - Spring 2014)
JM-Spring-2014-cover_600px-w.jpg This issue discusses the 2014 legislative session, shares from a report on victims of crime/youth who commit crime, delves deeper into Justice Reinvestment highlighting...
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