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Our beloved nation finds itself at another historic crossroads in the long struggle for racial equality and liberation. Growing national movements to rectify the twin evils of mass incarceration and discriminatory barriers to employment and housing when people return home from prison have passed model public policies such as Ban the Box in employment and Fair Chance Housing. As our cities grow more and more expensive to live in and homelessness explodes, what are model public policy solutions that enable people with criminal records to access stable and affordable housing? As we work to create a more perfect union, how do we not replicate racial oppression in our public policymaking processes by honoring the voices and leadership of formerly incarcerated residents? What are the myths and stories that society tells us about people with criminal records and how has that prevented us from providing a basic human need and right to housing?
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Portland City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to adopt a resolution that directs the Portland Police Bureau to inventory its crowd control munitions, submit written reports to Council, and establish new authorization procedures for the PPB’s acquisition and procurement of military-style equipment.
Historically, the cost and scope of the PPB’s munitions arsenal were not itemized in the bureau’s larger External Material and Services line item this resolution will ensure that while Council continues to address inequitable policing practices, Council and the public will have additional transparency into what weapons are at the bureau’s disposal and what those weapons cost. “In 1925, the Geneva Protocol banned the military use of tear gas.
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