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Reentry Guide – Mapping Your Future
For anyone of you who may have a loved one releasing from an Oregon prison in the near future you may find the reentry guide under tab “Transition-Reentry” informative. A copy of this guide is being made available in every Oregon prison for use by any AIC wanting to do so. We would like to … Continue reading
Post Prison Survey
A survey created by Oregon CURE. This survey is for individuals released from OREGON facilities only. No personal information is required. The link below will take you to the survey. https://form.jotform.com/211037432097147 Thanks so much for your time. Oregon CURE Board
Secretary of State Fagan hosts talk on voting rights of formerly incarcerated Oregonians
Oregon-NorthwestBy Barney LertenPublished May 15, 2021 12:18 AM SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan met Friday with Multnomah County Elections Director Tim Scott, advocates from the Oregon Justice Resource Center and formerly incarcerated individuals for a virtual discussion about the voting rights of formerly incarcerated Oregonians and those previously convicted of a felony. … Continue reading
Message to all AIC’s from the ODOC Chief Medical Officer
April 6, 2021 To All Adults in Custody, As the Medical Director for the Oregon Department of Corrections, I want to take a moment to update you on our vaccination efforts inside Oregon’s prisons. As many of you know, the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) has been working hard to administer doses of COVID-19 vaccine … Continue reading
Oregon DOC ALL MESSAGE – AIC Visiting
Since March 13, 2020, AIC visitation has been suspended in response to COVID-19. It has been a long year, and we are happy to announce our institutions are thoughtfully preparing to reinstate in-person visits. We will run visiting pilots at the Oregon State Penitentiary (OSP), Columba River Correctional Institution (CRCI), and Coffee Creek Correctional Facility … Continue reading
Oregon DOC Deputy Director video to all AIC’s about Vaccinations and Reopening of Visiting at the Oregon Prisons
Oregon CURE is posting this video at the request of the Oregon Department of Corrections for all Families and Friends that have a loved one inside so they may share this message with you. Good morning. Deputy Director filmed a new “Heidi Talks” on vaccinations and reopening visiting. Click on the link below. Heidi Talks: … Continue reading
America’s Enduring Reliance On Life Imprisonment
Before America’s era of mass incarceration took hold in the early 1970s, the number of individuals in prison was less than 200,000. Today, it’s 1.4 million; and more than 200,000 people are serving life sentences – one out of every seven in prison. More people are sentenced to life in prison in America than there … Continue reading
OREGON BILL WOULD ENABLE PEOPLE TO VOTE FROM PRISON
As found in The Appeal https://theappeal.org/ The reform would be a historic step for national efforts to end felony disenfranchisement. Prison is not about “the loss of citizenship,” said one incarcerated advocate. Read more from our series on disenfranchisement in states. Lawmakers in Oregon introduced legislation this month that would enable people in prison to vote. The proposed … Continue reading
Oregonians Against Slavery & Involuntary Servitude
http://oasisprisoncoalition.org/ Oregonians Against Slavery & Involuntary ServitudeOregonians Against Slavery and Involuntary Servitude (OASIS) is committed to changing the language of the Oregon Constitution to formally ban slavery and involuntary servitude of incarcerated persons.oasisprisoncoalition.org
Book
Book: “As I Hear the Rain (PEN America Prison Writing Awards Anthology)” 2019 Award Winners. Paperback. Available on Amazon.com https://pen.org/publications/prison-writing-awards-anthology/
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