By Maxine Bernstein, The Oregonian, April 8, 2013 Portland police disciplined for using excessive force would not be able to challenge the discipline before a state arbitrator, under a bill that will have a hearing before state lawmakers on Wednesday. State Sen. Chip Shields, D-Portland, has sponsored the bill, at the request of Portland attorneys […]
From the Lund Report, May 10, 2011 Clackamas County’s director of human services says the bill might cause the social safety net to “implode” Those involved with Oregon’s county mental health services are extremely concerned that the legislature’s attempt to reform healthcare will decimate their ability to provide services for the mentally ill by taking […]
From The Skanner, October 12, 2010 Portland-area lawmakers are spearheading an investigation into why 17-year-old Kyeron Fair was hospitalized in an intensive care unit while in the custody of Multnomah County law enforcement last month. The youth suffered a nervous breakdown and severe psychiatric problems – as well as unexplained internal injuries — after being […]
From the Portland Mercury, November 19, 2009 Police Commissioner Dan Saltzman has overruled Police Chief Rosie Sizer and ordered the suspension of Portland Police Officer Christopher Humphreys, after he shot a 12-year-old girl in the leg with a “less-lethal” beanbag round on Saturday night. The action has outraged the Portland Police Association, whose president, Scott […]
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