Conversations about Oregon’s shortage are moving forward, but progress is slow It’s been six months since an Oregon Judicial Department task force quietly released a report outlining troubling shortfalls in the state’s placement and treatment of children ...
14 Jul 2016 - Emily Green
Young adults doing time for gang violence talk about their paths and what might prevent other kids from following in their footsteps Portland is about to enter a second consecutive summer filled with what’s predicted to be a record-breaking level of gang ...
5 May 2016 - Emily Green
Oregon is one of 15 states where prosecutors alone can decide whether to try a youth as an adult — and it’s happening to black and Latino teens disproportionately When administrators summoned 15-year-old Keeshawn Bullitt to the main office at Grant High S ...
4 Apr 2016 - Emily Green