Some Oregon Dept of Corrections (DOC) stats Oct 2022 12,801 in DOC 50% have substance abuse issues Avg stay: 69 mos or 5.75 years Cost per person: $140.87/day or $51,417.55/year $658,196,058 cost for 2022 Address addiction up front= less $ spent on DOC oregon.gov/doc/Documents/…

Exonerated Central Park Five member Yusuf Salaam wins city council seat. "We really can become our ancestor's dreams." apnews.com/article/new-yo…

Second Chances Working Group 2023 Convening #SCWG #NOLA ⁦FAMM Foundation⁩

Such an awesome discussion moderated by Aliza Kaplan on clemency. So many brilliant people in the room.

Oregon’s new bar-exam alternative is the first of its kind washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/…

Los Angeles County makes inmate phone calls free starting Dec. 1 - Los Angeles Times latimes.com/california/sto…

"Felony murder 'made it easier for the sheriff’s department not to take responsibility,'" said Donna, whose husband was killed in a police car chase in violation of Broward County's rules. Sadik Baxter & O’Brian Oakley are serving life w/o parole for it. newyorker.com/magazine/2023/…

Felony murder is maybe our most facially insane legal concept and obviously that is saying a whole lot

No intent to kill but a conviction and sentence like you did....one of the worst laws ever! Why do we still have this law is the Q for decision makers.

THIS! Judge: "you need to go talk to [doc] . . . and convey that when people are in the care of the state of Oregon and corrections . . . our responsibility is that they are treated appropriately, humanely . . . . We are not sending people into prison to be further abused."

This is MAGA rhetoric. Guess who I bought heroin from? A guy named Dave in a '97 Civic. The media hyper-fixates on the downtown fentanyl scene—an outlier—ignoring 90% of the city's fentanyl trade as it's less visible. There's no Hondurans in my hood, plenty of fetty.

#clemecy

“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” MLK #MLKDay

Class outside today! #februaryfakeout ⁦Lewis & Clark Law School⁩

"Clemency is about more than just a vehicle for mercy," Amol Sinha told WNYC 🎙. "It's a tool that can be used to address mass incarceration.” Read more about The Clemency Project and Governor Phil Murphy's announcement: gothamist.com/news/nj-gov-mu…

Democrats should go to war with the Court. The public is on their side on the issues—including abortion, immunity, environmental regulations, etc. They should make opposition to the Republican Court the organizing theme of the November election.

BREAKING: We just voted to end exorbitant phone and video call rates that have burdened incarcerated people and their families for decades. fcc.gov/document/fcc-c…

“Two drug possession cases before a Multnomah County judge Tuesday were dismissed for lack of attorneys or closed at the district attorney's request.” What a mess! kgw.com/article/news/l…

#realizingrelease

Rene is running for mayor after less than 2 years on Council. During his short tenure, he was caught lying to the public, used taxpayer dollars to polish his image & has been incredibly divisive & ineffective in his role. Don't Rank Rene. Learn more: dontrankrene.org