Oregon Justice Resource Center's Threads

Mar 1, 2023 • 6 tweets • 2 min read

🚨Did you know that Oregon has NO minimum age of prosecution for kids? Tomorrow, we have a chance to change that when the House Judiciary Committee holds a public hearing on HB 2327, a bill we’re supporting to introduce a minimum prosecution age of 12.

From 2017-2021, more than a thousand Oregon children aged 7-11 had some form of contact with the juvenile justice system or were in a situation where they could be arrested, charged, and prosecuted in juvenile court.

Aug 10, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read

New York City is not alone. There is a gap between the media coverage of shootings and the number of incidents in Portland.

This then, leads the public and lawmakers to call for increase police budgets and number of officers on the streets. Let's call it what it is: Copaganda.

https://twitter.com/equalityAlec/status/1553364360369774593

The increase in gun violence that we have seen over the last two years has little to do with police budgets and staffing, but rather, has a direct correlation to the Covid-19 pandemic and economic burden it has placed on communities.

Apr 18, 2022 • 5 tweets • 1 min read

This report from Independent Police Review is called "Lessons Learned: City's response to protests exposed vulnerabilities in Portland's police accountability system," but we don't think the lesson has been learned.
portland.gov/sites/default/… "Hundreds of hours of video footage showed repeated incidents of officers resorting to physical control methods with both passive protestors and aggressive resistors."

Apr 18, 2022 • 6 tweets • 2 min read

"The [Portland] police bureau's own data shows that the rate of violent rate is almost half of what it was 30 years ago" -@elliottyoungpdx

koin.com/nwpolitics/eye… "Despite what you may hear in the local news, neither violent crime or property crime is spiking in the city."

Apr 14, 2022 • 16 tweets • 4 min read

🧵Thread on crime rates in Portland 👇 84.8% of crime from Feb. 2021-2022 has been property crime or society offenses (drug offenses, animal cruelty, weapon law violations, prostitution)

portlandoregon.gov/police/71978

Mar 10, 2022 • 13 tweets • 3 min read

🧵 "Where are we now? From Black Lives Matter uprising to tough-on-crime backlash, and what's happening in Portland." A timeline:
1960s: Civil Rights Movement
1960s-1970s: Tough-on-crime rhetoric & declaration of War on Drugs
1970s: Onset of mass incarceration and drastic increase in policing
2013-2020: Black Lives Matter Uprising
Now: Increased tough-on-crime rhetoric & policies

Mar 8, 2022 • 7 tweets • 3 min read

Today is #InternationalWomensDay. We are thinking of the women in Coffee Creek, Oregon's only women's prison. 65% of the women in a relationship at the time of arrest reported experiencing abuse in their relationship.

Mar 8, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read

SHARE WIDELY: Oregonians convicted of a felony can apply for Petition for reconsideration of conviction and/or sentence under SB819. What is Senate Bill 819? SB 819 is an Oregon law that allows for resentencing of a person who was sentenced to any felony other than aggravated murder when the district attorney and the sentencing court finds, that the sentence no longer advances the interests of justice.

Mar 23, 2021 • 14 tweets • 4 min read

THREAD: Hello, My name is Natasha Wilson, I was one year old when my mother Debbie went to prison, and not just for a couple of days, weeks, or months but for 27 years. 1/*

That’s 27 missed birthdays, holidays, births of her grandchildren and just all around precious moments that we can’t get back. 2/*

Oct 9, 2020 • 6 tweets • 3 min read

THREAD: Today, there are 1109 confirmed positive cases of #COVID19 among Oregonians in prison. There are 271 cases among prison staff. 13 people have died, thought to be from COVID, in Dept of Corrections custody since the pandemic began. We sued for better protections for people inside from COVID. So far the court has declined to order them. 13 people have died while positive for #COVID at #Oregon prisons, 1 in May, 4 in August, 4 in September and 4 this month.

Sep 25, 2020 • 5 tweets • 1 min read

THREAD: We're representing 4 clients who filed a lawsuit today suing Proud Boys over assaults, battery etc. at rallies last month. For 2 weekends, the Proud Boys descended on Portland, sowing chaos, shooting at passers-by, and lobbing explosives. They're returning tomorrow. Timing is not a coincidence. This suit is intended to deter the defendants from returning to our city to cause more harm and distress. The Proud Boys have a longstanding history & acknowledged strategy of using violence to intimidate & harm those who stand against fascism.

Sep 24, 2020 • 5 tweets • 3 min read

THREAD: Today, there are 941 confirmed positive cases of #COVID19 among Oregonians in prison. There are 247 cases among prison staff. The Department of Corrections has reported a 7th death of an incarcerated person thought to be from COVID. We sued for better protections for people inside from COVID. So far the court has declined to order them. 7 people have died while positive for #COVID at #Oregon prisons, 4 last month, 1 in May, and 2 this month. The most recent death was of a person from Snake River CI on Mon.

Sep 22, 2020 • 5 tweets • 3 min read

THREAD: Today, there are 931 confirmed positive cases of #COVID19 among Oregonians in prison. There are 241 cases among prison staff. Check out our new dashboard to track #Oregon prisons' COVID cases. ojrc.info/covid-dashboard We sued for better protections for people inside from COVID. So far the court has declined to order them. Six people have now died while positive for #COVID at #Oregon prisons, four last month, one in May, and one this month.

Sep 21, 2020 • 7 tweets • 2 min read

We've joined with @OregonPSR to call for an independent investigation by legislators into the recent wildfire evacuations from #Oregon prisons. Our newsletter has more details, or read this thread to learn what incarcerated Oregonians experienced. mailchi.mp/ojrc/vvvg4fytj… #orpol All of these examples came from incarcerated people and their loved ones, and we heard similar accounts from many people. 1) Women evacuees not getting regular or adequate food and drink, e.g. one woman reported receiving only a peanut butter sandwich in a 29-hour period.

Sep 16, 2020 • 5 tweets • 3 min read

THREAD: Today, there are 907 confirmed positive cases of #COVID19 among Oregonians in prison. There are 230 cases among prison staff. Check out our new dashboard to track Oregon prisons' COVID cases. ojrc.info/covid-dashboard

We sued for better protections for people inside from COVID. So far the court has declined to order them. Six people have now died while positive for #COVID at #Oregon prisons, four last month, one in May, and one this month.

Sep 15, 2020 • 5 tweets • 4 min read

THREAD: Today, there are 890 confirmed positive cases of #COVID19 among Oregonians in prison. There are 225 cases among prison staff. We sued for better protections for people inside from COVID. So far the court has declined to order them.

Six people have now died while positive for #COVID at #Oregon prisons, four last month, one in May, and one this month. The most recent death was of a man in his 60s who was incarcerated at Snake River and died in a local hospital.

Sep 11, 2020 • 5 tweets • 4 min read

THREAD: Today, there are 830 confirmed positive cases of #COVID19 among Oregonians in prison. There are 223 cases among prison staff. We sued for better protections for people inside from COVID. So far the court has declined to order them.

Six people have now died while positive for #COVID at #Oregon prisons, four last month, one in May, and one last weekend. The most recent death was of a man in his 60s who was incarcerated at Snake River and died in a local hospital.

Sep 9, 2020 • 5 tweets • 4 min read

THREAD: Today, there are 829 confirmed positive cases of #COVID19 among Oregonians in prison. There are 223 cases among prison staff. That means the total is now 1052. We sued for better protections for people inside from COVID. So far the court has declined to order them.

Six people have now died while positive for #COVID at #Oregon prisons, four last month, one in May, and one over the weekend. The most recent death was of a man in his 60s who was incarcerated at Snake River and died in a local hospital.

Sep 9, 2020 • 6 tweets • 1 min read

THREAD: Do you call a loved one in an Oregon prison? @PrisonPolicy, a national nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that publishes research on impacts of mass criminalization and advocates for justice is researching taxes and fees charged on prison phone calls. They have asked us to spread the word about their research project which is gathering data from around the country. They would like to hear from people who are willing to share copies of their own phone bills or account statements.

Sep 4, 2020 • 5 tweets • 3 min read

THREAD: Today, there are 748 confirmed positive cases of #COVID19 among Oregonians in prison. There are 206 cases among prison staff. We sued for better protections for people inside from COVID. So far the court has declined to order them. Five people have now died while positive for #COVID at #Oregon prisons, four last month. The two most recent deaths were both of men incarcerated at Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution.

Sep 2, 2020 • 5 tweets • 2 min read

THREAD: Today, there are 729 confirmed positive cases of #COVID19 among Oregonians in prison. There are 197 cases among prison staff. We sued for better protections for people inside from COVID. So far the court has declined to order them. Five people have now died while positive for #COVID at #Oregon prisons, four last month. The two most recent deaths were both of men incarcerated at Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution.

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