Partnership for Safety and Justice column By David Rogers, Contributing Columnist Are we witnessing the diminishing influence of tough-on-crime campaign rhetoric and the politics of fear? The election results show a compelling shift in the attitudes of th ...
20 Dec 2012 - Street Roots Staff
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