Safety and Sentencing Prison Program Crime Survivors for Community Safety Beyond Barriers
Our Mission: Partnership for Safety & Justice unites people convicted of crime, survivors of crime, and the families of both to redirect policies away from an over-reliance on incarceration to effective strategies that reduce violence and increase safety.

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Oregon Ballot Measures 51. 52 & 53

May 8, 2008 - 4:03pm
PSJ is taking no position on these measures or any other ballot measure in the May election. Our focus right now is on defeating Mannix’s Mandatory Minimum Measure in November.
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PRISONTOWN MYTH: The promise of prosperity hasn’t come true for Oregon's rural communities

April 18, 2008 - 12:12pm

Oregon Business Magazine’s April 2008 cover story, "PRISONTOWN MYTH: The promise of prosperity hasn’t come true for Oregon's rural communities" exposes the truth about the economic impact that the 1990s prison expansion has had on Oregon’s rural communities.

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What Are We Up To?

PSJ’s First Statewide Annual Gathering a Huge Success

April 9, 2008 - 1:21pm

Nearly 120 PSJ members and concerned Oregonians came together on Saturday, April 5th for our first Statewide Annual Gathering which was a resounding success! The day was devoted to providing the information and tools necessary to defeat the mandatory minimum measure that will be on Oregon’s ballot in November.

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