As the legislative session nears its end, Sen. Floyd Prozanski, D-Eugene, is pitching smaller changes to Measure 11, the controversial law specifying mandatory minimum prison sentences. Hopes for broad changes to the law are dwindling.
Telephone calls were a lifeline for Hartford resident Diane Lewis when her son was incarcerated. “I made these phone calls priority over everything, before
Nourn moved from Cambodia to the US as a child, and ended up in an abusive relationship that led to a man’s murder. After years in prison, she is now a powerful voice for those who face incarceration and deportation
SALEM, Ore. - Getting higher education to people in prison is a struggle for many reasons - chief among them, cost. But Congress has made it easier for people behind bars to receive financial help for their schooling. .