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After drug recriminalization in Oregon, some counties have gone back to charging people caught with small amounts of illegal drugs, while others are prioritizing treatment referrals over arrests. OPB reporters visited some to see how.
After drug recriminalization in Oregon, some counties have gone back to charging people caught with small amounts of illegal drugs, while others are prioritizing treatment referrals over arrests. OPB reporters visited some to see how.
The Weekly
·opb.org·
After drug recriminalization in Oregon, some counties have gone back to charging people caught with small amounts of illegal drugs, while others are prioritizing treatment referrals over arrests. OPB reporters visited some to see how.
Department of Corrections to spend $1.3 million out of $12 million welfare fund for prisoners, primarily for facility beautification projects, music programs and the “Washington Way” program, which focuses on making prison life similar to life on the outside.
Department of Corrections to spend $1.3 million out of $12 million welfare fund for prisoners, primarily for facility beautification projects, music programs and the “Washington Way” program, which focuses on making prison life similar to life on the outside.
#Washington State Standard#incarcerating#politicking#washington
·washingtonstatestandard.com·
Department of Corrections to spend $1.3 million out of $12 million welfare fund for prisoners, primarily for facility beautification projects, music programs and the “Washington Way” program, which focuses on making prison life similar to life on the outside.
The short list for U.S. Attorney General: North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, who was on Harris' vice presidential short list; former Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta, who served as the No. 3 official at the Justice Department until earlier this year; and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams.
The short list for U.S. Attorney General: North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, who was on Harris' vice presidential short list; former Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta, who served as the No. 3 official at the Justice Department until earlier this year; and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams.
#NBC#national#politicking#lawyering
·nbcnews.com·
The short list for U.S. Attorney General: North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, who was on Harris' vice presidential short list; former Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta, who served as the No. 3 official at the Justice Department until earlier this year; and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams.
The U.S. Justice Department has opened 12 investigations into possible civil rights abuses by police departments since Democratic President Joe Biden took office, but has not secured even one binding settlement to implement reforms in any of them.
The U.S. Justice Department has opened 12 investigations into possible civil rights abuses by police departments since Democratic President Joe Biden took office, but has not secured even one binding settlement to implement reforms in any of them.
#Reuters#national#lawyering#Policing
·reuters.com·
The U.S. Justice Department has opened 12 investigations into possible civil rights abuses by police departments since Democratic President Joe Biden took office, but has not secured even one binding settlement to implement reforms in any of them.
Citing at least seven Indigenous Americans who have died behind bars recently, the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians say jails run by counties and cities need to do a better job treating incarcerated people dealing with drug use, withdrawal symptoms and suicide.
Citing at least seven Indigenous Americans who have died behind bars recently, the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians say jails run by counties and cities need to do a better job treating incarcerated people dealing with drug use, withdrawal symptoms and suicide.
The Weekly#OPB#incarcerating#oregon
·opb.org·
Citing at least seven Indigenous Americans who have died behind bars recently, the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians say jails run by counties and cities need to do a better job treating incarcerated people dealing with drug use, withdrawal symptoms and suicide.
Multnomah County OR's two jails are nearing capacity – possibly leading to forced releases just a week before potential presidential election unrest, the sheriff warned this week. Staffing shortage is part of the problem
Multnomah County OR's two jails are nearing capacity – possibly leading to forced releases just a week before potential presidential election unrest, the sheriff warned this week. Staffing shortage is part of the problem
The Weekly#OregonLive#Policing#oregon
·oregonlive.com·
Multnomah County OR's two jails are nearing capacity – possibly leading to forced releases just a week before potential presidential election unrest, the sheriff warned this week. Staffing shortage is part of the problem