Albina Ministerial Alliance Coalition for Justice and Police Reform c/o Allen Temple 4236 NE 8th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97211 *CITY CHALLENGE TO ANNUAL COURT HEARINGS JEOPARDIZES DOJ AGREEMENT ON IMPROVING POLICE PRACTICES * The Albina Ministerial Alliance Coalition for Justice and Police Reform (AMAC) strongly condemns the City of Portland’s refusal to agree to annual […]
Daily KOS, March 27, 2014 In May it will be four years since 25-year-old African-American Keaton Otis was killed by Portland police in a frenzy of 32 shots in seven seconds… recorded on the iPhone of a witness. He was shot by officers of the Hotspot Enforcement Action Team — HEAT — on the day […]
Disability Rights Oregon, Jan. 17, 2014 In 2012, the US DOJ found a “pattern or practice of excessive force by the Portland Police Bureau against people with, or perceived to be with, mental illness.” Now the community needs to speak out at a “Fairness Hearing” on Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at 9 a.m., 1000 SW […]
By Maxine Bernstein, The Oregonian, Nov. 6, 2013 See FAQ below Portland city officials stood with the police union president and the state’s top prosecutor Wednesday to announce that the city and police union had reached a tentative agreement on reforms to address last year’s scathing federal investigation. The police union waived its right to […]
By Helen Silvis, The Skanner, Oct. 23, 2013 Portland City Council deferred a decision on a string of proposals from the auditor’s office to make changes to the Independent Police Review Division. The council will address the proposals Dec. 4 after more study. Constantin Severe, IPR director, introduced the new proposals, which include: giving the […]
By Maxine Bernstein, The Oregonian, Oct. 11, 2013 After efforts to broaden the pool of applicants for the Portland police psychologist job, the city is poised to sign a three-year contract with the same psychologist who has served the Police Bureau for 13 years and a second psychologist who will do a much smaller […]
Since a take-no-prisoners inquiry by the U.S. Department of Justice, which found Portland police were engaged in a “pattern or practice” of excessive force against people with mental illness, the City of Portland’s draft settlement agreement has still not been approved in federal court. Justice officials, the Portland police union and the Albina Ministerial Alliance Coalition […]
By Maxine Bernstein, The Oregonian, June 7, 2013 Federal prosecutors and city attorneys have reached an impasse with the Portland police union on reforms that should be made by the police bureau to address a scathing federal inquiry that found officers use excessive force against people with mental illness. “It’s certainly disappointing that we were […]
From the Oregonian, June 8, 2013 [Eds. Note – Surprise, surprise.] Federal prosecutors and city attorneys have reached an impasse with the Portland police union on reforms that should be made by the police bureau to address a scathing federal inquiry that found officers use excessive force against people with mental illness. “It’s certainly disappointing […]
Kendra James 10 Years Later Memorial Vigil To Remember Woman Slain by Police in 2003 Sunday, May 5, 2013, 5:00 PM 931 N Skidmore On Sunday, May 5, the Albina Ministerial Alliance Coalition for Justice and Police Reform will lead a memorial vigil for Kendra James, the young woman killed by Officer Scott McCollister exactly […]
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