George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 This bill addresses a wide range of policies and issues regarding policing practices and law enforcement accountability. It increases accountability for law enforcement misconduct, restricts the use of certain policing practices, enhances transparency and data collection, and establishes best practices and training requirements. The bill enhances […]
Portland Street Response assists people experiencing homelessness or low-acuity behavioral health issues. The program is in its pilot phase and is responding only in the greater Lents neighborhood in 2021; requests are made through 911 or the non-emergency number at 503-823-3333
What is a non-unanimous jury? In every other state in the country and in federal courts, every person on a jury has to vote that the prosecution proved guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. A unanimous jury is the cornerstone of American law. Oregon was the last state in the country to allow a person to […]
Measure 26-217 passed in Portland last November with over 80% of the vote! Candidates to serve on the board are currently being chosen. Thank you to everyone who participated in this movement and in this campaign. Portland will now have one of the most advanced police accountability systems found anywhere in the country. […]
“Qualified immunity is a judicial doctrine that shields public officials, like police officers, from liability when they break the law. Cato’s Project on Criminal Justice chose to make the elimination of qualified immunity one of its top priorities nearly three years ago for the simple reason that civil society is impossible without a well‐functioning criminal justice system. […]
The BREATHE Act is an omnibus bill presented by the Electoral Justice Project of the Movement for Black Lives. The bill proposes to divest taxpayer dollars from policing and invest in alternate, community-based approaches to public safety. “This visionary bill divests our taxpayer dollars from brutal and discriminatory policing and invests in a new vision of public safety—a vision that […]
