Street Roots asked the new head of Portland Police Bureau about police oversight, protest response, gun violence and more Portland’s new chief of police has had no shortage of media attention. Following the police killing of George Floyd, protests calling ...
15 Aug 2020 - Street Roots Staff
Top Oregon Democrats refused to send the recommendation to the floor for a vote. The governor may still have executive authority to move forward with closures. Many prison reform activists wonder if Oregon lawmakers care more about preserving jobs than sa ...
14 Aug 2020 - Tom Henderson
Some see opportunities for local police reform as protests and perseverance open doors to court battles and police bureau budget cuts Historic uprisings are sweeping the country in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. While prote ...
10 Jun 2020 - Donovan Scribes
The number of prisoners in quarantine outnumbers tests conducted 6 to 1 On April 23, a prisoner at Oregon State Penitentiary named Michael Kell published an article on Propeller claiming workers were directed to remove biohazard labels from laundry bags c ...
29 Apr 2020 - Chris May
Prison reform advocates see an opportunity to rethink who needs to be incarcerated Approximately 3,500 people have been released from California prisons in response to the coronavirus pandemic. If COVID-19 poses a greater threat to public safety than the ...
27 Apr 2020 - Tom Henderson