Safety and Savings Act

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Earned Time amendments in Senate Bill 1007, passed the House with 37 votes in favor and 23 opposed. The bill now awaits the Governor's signature.

PSJ is working to protect HB 3508

Shannon Wight, PSJ Associate Director, is working with key legislators and allies to protect HB 3508. In the 2009 legislative session, legislators faced many difficult decisions to close a huge budget gap. In order to protect critical services, the legislature passed HB 3508.

Please act today!

This could be the most important action you make all year for a safe and just Oregon. Contact your legislator today to ensure that Oregon's Safety and Savings Act remains intact. Be sure your voice is heard....today!

Editorial: Fix Early Release

We need to repair the existing legislation, not abandon the increase in earned time. Oregon isn't alone in trying to find alternatives to high prison spending, and earned time is a good solution. (Register-Guard)

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Rep. Buckley: How Earned Time Fits Into the Big Picture

Listen to Rep. Peter Buckley (D-Ashland), Co-chair of the Joint Committee on Ways & Means, talk about how earned time fits into the bigger picture of keeping Oregon's infrastructure in tact.

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Director of Dept. of Community Justice: Earned Time is Smart Policy

Watch Scott Taylor, Director of the Multnomah County Department of Community Justice, testify to the Senate Judiciary Committee last week in support of earned time, saying it's smart policy that provides incentives and reduces recidivism.

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