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Oregon’s three largest health systems, multiple state court judges, and several counties all sought to convince Judge Michael Mosman to withdraw his order limiting stays at the state hospital. A written decision is pending, but Judge Mosman said "For now assume we are moving forward."
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You may not know about Brittney Griner or her stardom in the WNBA. You may not care that Russian airport guards caught her with a cannabis vape cartridge in her luggage. You may not believe that a basketball player with a medical marijuana prescription is worth a convicted arms dealer in a contemplated prisoner swap.
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Adam Benforado is a lawyer, but not a big fan of the criminal justice system, at least the way it works now. The big problem, as he sees it, is a human…
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Charles Longjaw had already admitted to a killing in Oregon and a rape in Washington. Yet he was released from custody in 2015, and charged with…
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It was back in May of last year that Josephine County voters said yes, re-open the long-closed juvenile shelter. And it took until this month to get…
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"Innocent until proven guilty" is the law of the land. But there's a reason to keep that statement in quotes. Society at large has a tendency to assume…
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Josephine County's longstanding issues with public safety funding emerge unchanged from yet another election cycle. County voters rejected the latest…
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The words "jail" and "prison" are often used interchangeably, and incorrectly so. Prison is supposed to be the place where people go upon conviction; jail…
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The number of people serving prison time in America--2.2 Million--can be abstract. So let's make it more concrete: that's more than the population of 15…
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It is National Crime Victims' Rights Week next week (April 10-16), providing a chance to catch up on what society does for the victims of crimes. Reports…
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It’s been a dramatic few years for California’s criminal justice system — voters and lawmakers have approved a slew of changes since 2011, including…