Wesley Vaughan is a formerly incarcerated writer whose nonfiction has appeared in The Appeal, Inquest, Next City, Truthout, and with Vera Institute of Justice. He is a member of the Transforming Justi
Portland Street Response and other alternative public health and safety organizations are underfunded compared to city police departments, which in some cases leads to shuttering operations
The bill to make Oregon’s Family Sentencing Alternative Pilot a permanent diversion no longer includes “primary caretakers” alongside parents and guardians as eligible candidates to avoid incarceration
The new program aims to improve reentry outcomes, but critics question its effectiveness amid systemic health care issues in correctional facilities
Two leading candidates present two vastly different approaches to tackling key issues: address the root cause or mass incarcerate
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