From the Portland Mercury, August 28, 2013 Multnomah County’s drug court used to save you a lot of money. Targeted and strict, the program cuts recidivism in its participants and slashes the need for beds in the overcrowded Multnomah County Justice Center. According to a 2007 study, the so-called Sanctions Treatment Opportunity Progress (STOP) program […]
By Maxine Bernstein, The Oregonian, Tuesday, February 28, 2012 Federal authorities investigating the Portland Police Bureau’s use of force held their first public meeting Tuesday night in St. Johns to gather citizens’ accounts of their interactions with city officers. More than 60 people attended. Their complaints varied, but all pleaded with the federal investigators to […]
From Street Roots, October 20, 2011 By Chris O’Connor, an attorney with the Metropolitan Public Defenders office in Portland, and a board member of the Mental Health Association of Portland As an attorney working solely in indigent defense, I often see the terrible collision of mental health and the criminal justice system. Some of those […]
From the Willamette Week, January 5, 2011 On Nov. 30, defense attorney Chris O’Connor met with members of the city’s police Citizen Review Committee to push for a simple step he says would increase cops’ accountability and help the public understand why they use force on duty. He has yet to get a response. And […]
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