As Multnomah County grapples with widespread inequities in its criminal justice system, heads turn toward the D.A. Prosecutors wield a tremendous amount of power in the courtroom, and in an effort to keep it that way, they systematically block attempts to ...
21 Apr 2016 - Emily Green
Why is Multnomah County still spending millions to churn non-violent behavioral offenses through the criminal justice system? More than a thousand quality-of-life crimes are prosecuted in Multnomah County each year. These crimes are typically non-violent ...
15 Apr 2016 - Emily Green
"Becky” was in a state of disbelief. One week ago she told her boyfriend she was pregnant. Now he was handing her a hat, insisting, Becky says, that she cover up the bleeding wound he had allegedly inflicted to the back of her head only moments earli ...
20 Jan 2015 - Emily Green