A new report shows the program is working, but politics and money woes threaten to undercut its progress Since July 2014, Multnomah County has sent more than 600 offenders, who in the past would have likely gone to prison, into an intensive probation prog ...
15 Dec 2016 - Emily Green
Multnomah County’s incarceration rate is less than half the national average, but disparities remain When Rod Underhill attached his name to new group aimed at putting fewer people behind bars, he made a symbolic statement more prudent district attorneys ...
19 Nov 2015 - Emily Green
The hope is offenders required to enroll in treatment are prepared to get clean once they leave Inverness Jail The jailhouse experience might start to feel more like rehab for some Multnomah County inmates. As soon as Oct. 1, a 59-bed dormitory inside Inv ...
3 Sep 2015 - Emily Green