oregoncureadmin

The mission of OREGON CURE is to reduce crime by advocating for effective criminal justice policies, procedures and programs.

oregoncureadmin has written 125 posts for Oregon CURE

Did the Supreme Court Base a Ruling on a Myth?

Posted by oregoncureadmin ⋅ May 6, 2017

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/06/us/politics/supreme-court-repeat-sex-offenders.html?smid=nytcore-ipad-share&smprod=nytcore-ipad&_r=0

Thatcher’s juvenile justice reform bill passes unanimously.

Posted by oregoncureadmin ⋅ April 4, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jonathan Lockwood Communications Director 971-645-2140 Jonathan.Lockwood@OregonLegislature.gov Thatcher’s juvenile justice reform bill passes unanimously SALEM, Ore.-Today, the Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan juvenile justice reform proposal, Senate Bill 846, chief-sponsored by state Sen. Kim Thatcher, R-Keizer. The bill will put an end to the practice of unnecessarily shackling youth in courtrooms. Thatcher applauded … Continue reading →

Group of Senators revive idea of a National Criminal Justice Commission

Posted by oregoncureadmin ⋅ March 14, 2017

March 9, 2017 Group of Senators revive idea of a National Criminal Justice Commission Long time readers may recall that, way back in 2009, then-Senator Jim Webb introduced legislation to create a National Criminal Justice Commission. As reported here by The Crime Report, what was old is now new again, and might this time have … Continue reading →

Items of interest

Posted by oregoncureadmin ⋅ February 13, 2017

* Effective March 2, OSCI visiting room days will be changing to better serve our inmates and their visitors. New visiting days for OSCI will be Saturday through Wednesday; closed Thursday and Friday. Visiting hours will be the same. *This past Saturday, visiting was cancelled at South Fork Forest Camp because of inclement weather. The DOC did not put out … Continue reading →