Discover and read the best of Twitter Threads about #Measure11
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Day 2 dawns at the Women in Prison Conference and today we're shifting focus to the reforms that may help survivor-defendants at different stages on their journey through the criminal system. #WIPConf
Our first speakers Melissa and Zuleyma both have experience as survivor-defendants and are sharing their stories with our guests. #WIPConf
Zuleyma: "I realize how love can be so blind...the degree of psychological manipulation that was being used on me [in my abusive relationship.]" #WIPConf
Mike Schmidt: Since the 1980s, changes in the law have contributed to the growing numbers of women in prison in #Oregon. @OregonCJC #WIPConf
Mike Schmidt: Some of those changes such as #Measure11 (1995) created mandatory minimum sentences for certain crimes. No good time, no sentence reduction, no matter what. @OregonCJC #WIPConf
Senate Bill 1145 created an agreement between the State of Oregon and the counties that anyone serving more than a year would go to a state prison. @OregonCJC #WIPConf
A House Judiciary Comm hearing about #SB1008 on youth sentencing reform is just beginning. We'll be tweeting throughout the hearing. #orpol
