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
Give twice this holiday season when proceeds from your purchases go to charitable causes Street Roots presents its first holiday Gift Guide. All businesses and nonprofits are based in Portland and were selected because they offer products or services perf ...
25 Nov 2015 - Emily Green
Kelly Kend’s documentary ‘Yeah Maybe, No’ raises questions about what it truly means to consent to sexual activities Before sexual assault on college campuses came into the national spotlight, Kelly Kendziorski, who goes by Kelly Kend, started working on ...
25 Nov 2015 - Emily Green
Health providers announce plan for reducing prescription opiate overdoses This story has been updated. State and local government officials along with major health providers will announce new guidelines for prescribing opiates at a press conference Tuesda ...
1 Dec 2015 - Emily Green
Shilo Murphy, drug user and harm reduction advocate, is poised to open facilities where people can inject illegal drugs in the presence of medical staff The first supervised injection site in the United States will open within six to 18 months in Seattle, ...
10 Dec 2015 - Emily Green
One man’s complaint against Portland police illustrates multiple system pitfalls Three years after the U.S. Department of Justice found Portland police had a “pattern and practice” of using excessive force, including unjustified stun gun use, against peop ...
17 Dec 2015 - Emily Green
Multnomah County to exceed goal for housing veterans by year’s end, but some will remain homeless Hundreds of letters and phone calls to Portland-area landlords paid off. It’s expected Multnomah County will exceed the target set for ending veteran homeles ...
17 Dec 2015 - Emily Green
Perry Gruber says his system, Copiosis, will eventually replace capitalism Perry Gruber is taking a free-market approach to eliminating the market entirely. Just as the cassette tape edged out the 8-track in the early 1980s, he said his software-based sys ...
23 Dec 2015 - Emily Green
‘Ban the box,’ criminal record expungement and other laws take effect Jan. 1, 2016 Several significant changes to Oregon’s criminal justice system were signed into law during the 2015 legislative session and become effective Jan. 1. A ban on police profil ...
31 Dec 2015 - Emily Green
As demand for STEM jobs grows, women remain underrepresented in the field Everyone knows: Girls struggle with math and science, right? Google “kids science kits.” Most of the products you’ll see are clearly marketed toward boys, and those that aren’t – th ...
7 Jan 2016 - Emily Green