Thread by @OJRCenter

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

To understand more about the evolution of sentencing for property crimes in #Oregon, read our (@OJRCenter) report "Unlocking Measure 57" #WIPConf static1.squarespace.com/static/524b561…

Mike Schmidt: House Bill 3078 AKA the Safety & Savings Act in 2017 was designed to address the growth in the number of women in prison in #Oregon. #WIPConf @OregonCJC

@OregonCJC Mike Schmidt: #Oregon is 23rd in the nation for the rate of women's incarceration. Women's prison populations have grown dramatically all over the U.S. #WIPConf @OregonCJC

@OregonCJC Mike Schmidt: Women's arrest rate for "person" crimes has dropped 33%, property crime rate has dropped 49% 1995-2018. #WIPConf @OregonCJC

@OregonCJC Mike Schmidt: Women's incarceration rate in #Oregon has increased 174% 1994-2019. Men's over the same period has increased 75%. #WIPConf @OregonCJC

@OregonCJC Mike Schmidt: Current average length of stay for women in #Oregon prison is about 25 months right now. #WIPConf @OregonCJC

Mike Schmidt: Top 5 crimes sending women to prison right now are car theft, burglary, theft, ID theft, delivery of meth. These top 5 represent 41% of women entering prison. #WIPConf @OregonCJC

@OregonCJC Mike Schmidt: Women's prison population in #Oregon has quadrupled 1994-2018. #WIPConf @OregonCJC

Mike Schmidt: Forecast shows decline in women's prison population over the next decade. For the first time in 6 yrs there are no temporary emergency beds at Coffee Creek. #WIPConf @OregonCJC