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Meet with legislators to advocate for critical reforms on April 16, from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM at the Oregon State Capitol.

Tools to Promote Safer Communities

Knowledge is our most powerful tool to create change. This resource center organizes a collection of advocacy toolkits, webinars, columns, statements, and media coverage on the issues that we care about most. 

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When We Tell Our Stories

How survivors of color are most harmed and least helped by the public safety system.

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August 12, 2011

Measure 11’s devastating effect on Oregon’s next generation

Very little is known about how Measure 11 is actually implemented, especially with regard to youths.
June 17, 2011

Shackled by old laws, Oregon’s budget is locked in its prisons

Oregon’s prison problem has not yet reached the extreme crisis level of California, but Oregon’s ever-increasing prison growth and spending should not be dismissed.
April 26, 2011

Measure 11’s failing scorecard fans sparks of reform

But many advocates argue the Justice Commission’s report debunks that argument for Measure 11 in its entirety.
March 8, 2011

Moving Beyond Sides

The Power and Potential of a New Public Safety Policy Paradigm
January 1, 2011

The Next Right Thing

Are communities and businesses ready to take steps to do the next right thing and remove employment barriers that keep people from succeeding?
February 28, 2009

Misguided Measures: The Outcomes and Impacts of Measure 11 on Oregon’s Youth

There is so much about Oregon’s approach to juvenile justice that is smart and effective, but there is more that can be done for Oregon’s youth.
February 28, 2006

Access Denied in Oregon

A Report on the Barriers Faced by People with a Past Felony Conviction