Oregon could spare itself a continuing run-up in its billion-dollar prison system with changes to sentences, parolee programs and juvenile justice, a state commission concluded today.
The seven-member Commission on Public Safety suggested broad reforms in a report heading Friday to Gov. John Kitzhaber, who appointed the group.
The report was to be the commission’s final act, …
A year to look at sentencing-Oregonian Editorial (OR)
A Public Safety Commission that has spent months quietly gathering data and other information about Oregon’s criminal justice system and best corrections practices elsewhere soon will present a report on its findings to lawmakers and the governor.
The report ought to be the beginning, not the end, of the Public Safety Commission’s work. When lawmakers gather …
December 4, 2011 Tags: commentary, news, OR
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