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Reviewing Measure 11: Advocates seek reform, prosecutors argue it works fine
Oregon s landmark mandatory sentencing law, Measure 11, is about to go under scrutiny by state legislators this week. Advocates of criminal justice reform have four bills that would change the way those convicted of serious crimes are sentenced.
The first of those bills, House Bill 2002, has a public hearing scheduled in the House Committee of Judiciary on Tuesday.
But Oregon s District Attorneys Association is determined to fend off the bills, saying in a recent report Measure 11 continues to protect communities, provides justice to victims and issues reasonable sentences to the state s most violent offenders based on conduct, not color.
Opinion: Oregon’s overdose crisis needs attention now
Updated Jan 06, 2021;
Posted Jan 06, 2021
Oregon is in a deadly overdose crisis, and COVID-19 has only made things worse. The state must follow through with voters wishes and use marijuana tax revenue to fund addiction services, the authors write. (Staten Island Advance/Hilton Flores) Staff-ShotStaff-Shot
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Andy Ko and Tera Hurst
Ko is executive director of Partnership for Safety and Justice, a nonprofit advocating for public safety and criminal justice reform. He lives in Portland. Tera Hurst is the executive director of Oregon Health Justice Recovery Alliance, the organization overseeing the implementation of Measure 110. She lives in Portland.