The former New York Times editor leads The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization focusing on criminal justice In February 2014, Bill Keller shocked the media world when he left the New York Times after 30 years to start a national conversation a ...
9 Jun 2016 - Adam Sennott
Changes reflect efforts to correct racial disparities in Multnomah County justice system The Multnomah County District Attorney announced a new policy Wednesday that may save some juveniles from the consequences of an adult conviction. Juveniles charged w ...
8 Jun 2016 - Emily Green
What do monetary sanctions look like here? As the financial burdens placed on those who come into contact with the American criminal justice system draw increasing criticism – and the attention of the Obama administration – we wondered: What do these mone ...
7 Jun 2016 - Emily Green
Sociologist Alexes Harris explains how America’s justice system comes down harder on people in poverty Alexes Harris studies how people are punished in the United States. Growing up in Seattle in the 1990s as a woman of color, she watched as those around ...
7 Jun 2016 - Emily Green
Loneliness in prison gave me time to focus on my drawings. And I began to enjoy the rewards. My name is Phillip Wilson. I was born in 1966 to Betsy Ross. My mother was also a famous wrestler in the '50s. Her stage name was also Betsy Ross, taking aft ...
7 Jun 2016 - Phillip Wilson
Eli Fishel and her co-workers envision a $5-an-hour raise starting immediately I believe that everyone working, 30 to 40 hours a week especially, should be making enough to live, at the very least. They should also be making enough to move forward in thei ...
7 Jun 2016 - Eli Fishel
Rachel was depressed and suicidal when she kept her true self hidden. But she persevered, and she hopes she can help other transgender people do the same. When Rachel Amber Leigh sits down for the interview, the first thing she does is pull out a paper wi ...
2 Jun 2016 - Leonora Ko
Friends of Noise hope their new youth-focused music and arts platform will fill a gap in Portland’s entertainment scene On Sunday, May 22, the nonprofit organization Friends of Noise hosted its official launch party concert at the Los Prados Event Hall in ...
2 Jun 2016 - Joseph Glode
From across the country, Methodists converge in Portland to honor descendants of the Sand Creek Massacre and come to terms with church’s role in the 150-year-old tragedy Since February, the Sand Creek Massacre exhibit at the Clark County Historical Museum ...
2 Jun 2016 - Stephen Quirke
No. 4: Blast out Street Roots on social media Street Roots vendors work hard in the summer. It’s not easy. Being homeless in the summertime isn’t any fun. Longer periods of daylight are a welcome sign for many Portlanders, but for many people on the stre ...
2 Jun 2016 - Israel Bayer