Oregon House approves 9 police reform bills
They now move to Senate; several more bills awaiting hearings
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) The Oregon House on Monday passed nine bills aimed at tackling police reform and holding law enforcement accountable. This slate of legislation was championed by Rep. Janelle Bynum (D- Clackamas) and the Oregon legislature’s BIPOC Caucus. The legislation sets statewide expectations for behavior and character of police, offer training in life safety and community safety, and set Oregon on a new path forward to greater transparency, department management and community inclusion on public safety efforts, according to Oregon House Democrats, whose news release continues below:
Medford police at Hawthorne Park in Medford, Ore., on Tuesday, Sept. 22 while clearing an encampment of people experiencing homelessness.
Oregon lawmakers hope they are on the brink of ushering the state into a new era of policing oversight, accountability and equity. Among the more than dozen bills being considered are new laws to establish a statewide database of police misconduct, require police departments to submit data to the FBI’s use-of-force database and limit arbitrator decisions in police misconduct cases.
Oregon lawmakers hope they are on the brink of ushering the state into a new era of policing oversight, accountability and equity.
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In the wake of the demonstrations demanding critical examination of criminal justice systems and more even-handed enforcement of laws, the Oregon legislature is considering 21 bills to begin the work of improvement. The Committee on Equitable Policing (a subcommittee of the House Committee on Judiciary) is deliberating over these bills. Rep. Marty Wilde will review the content of the bills and give an update on their status as of mid-April. Sean Shivers and Michael Hames-Garcia will discuss the extent to which the bills address the problems of greatest concern.
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Marty Wilde is a member of the Committee on Equitable Policing and was first elected to represent HD 11 in 2018. An Oregon native, he has 25 years’ experience as a lawyer, including in private practice, as a prosecutor, and in the Air Force Reserve. He has worked on and taught rule of law policies internationally. He earned undergraduate and graduate degre
Brown tells Reimagine Oregon she is working on Black reparations April 02 2021
Gov. Kate Brown said she is laying the groundwork for paying reparations to Black Oregonians.
Brown made the comment during an online Reimagine Oregon meeting with elected officials throughout the state and other community leaders Friday, April 2. Reimagine Oregon is an advocacy organization formed following the death of George Floyd to press state, regional and local governments to eliminate systemic racism. The noon meeting was scheduled to update the progress on promises made by elected officials last year.
In brief remarks, Brown said she was studying what was happening in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, Illinois, which is 16% Black. The City Council there has committed $10 million over 10 years to repairing the ongoing harm that systemic racism has caused the city s Black residents, starting with a housing initiative. The council voted Monday, March 22, to allocate $400,000 to give 16
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