Beyond Barriers
Our Beyond Barriers program builds on our past work on the disenfranchisement of people with past felony convictions (the VOICE project). Beyond Barriers focuses on eliminating the civil and social barriers formerly incarcerated people experience. The program works to create a society that better supports the successful re-entry of people returning to the community from prison and jail.
PSJ’s First Statewide Annual Gathering a Huge Success
April 9, 2008 - 1:21pmNearly 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.
ID: Legislation Threatens Transitional Housing
March 6, 2008 - 10:18am A bill that recently passed in both houses of the Idaho legislature has the potential to make it nearly impossible for groups to operate housing for people transitioning from prison to the community.
MT: Helena Pre-Release Center Helps People Transition from Prison
February 19, 2008 - 4:13pm The Helena Independent Record recently published a feature giving more insight into how Montana’s pre-release centers work. The story New Lease on Life reveals that prisoners transferred into the Helena Pre-Release Center find jobs and in one year paid $48,000 in restitution and $147,000 in taxes.
Partnership for Safety and Justice featured in Portland Observer
January 8, 2008 - 3:53pm Partnership for Safety and Justice’s “Think Outside the Box Campaign” was featured in a January 2nd news story in The Portland Observer.
NATL: House Passes Second Chance Act
November 26, 2007 - 5:36pm In November, the U.S. House of Representatives passed House Resolution 1593, more popularly called the Second Chance Act.
