Letter to the editor by Martha Gies Thanks Emily Green and Street Roots for a well-researched cover story about Measure 11 and its terrible impact on kids of color. Measure 11 gives the prosecution a claw hammer with which to bludgeon young defendants, by ...
7 Apr 2016 - Street Roots
Measure 11’s devastating effect on Oregon’s next generation By Imran Ahmad, Contributing Writer The passions raised at the mere mention of Measure 11 are well known to most Oregonians. Yet it is surprising how little is actually known about the law, parti ...
12 Aug 2011 - Street Roots
Shackled by old laws, Oregon’s budget is locked in its prisons By David Rogers, Contributing Columnist Two weeks ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that California must drastically reduce its prison population to address overcrowding. With a system capacit ...
17 Jun 2011 - Street Roots
Measure 11’s failing scorecard fans sparks of reform By Amanda Waldroupe, Staff Writer Last month, the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission released an in-depth and critical study of Oregon’s mandatory minimum sentencing law, Measure 11. The Justice Commiss ...
26 Apr 2011 - Street Roots