Oregon’s third biennial United for Justice lobby day will take place on May 2. Join partners across Oregon in advocating for Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI) program funding. Since 2013, JRI funding has been remarkably successful [...]
Association of Oregon Counties (AOC) President Martha Schrader (Clackamas County), Public Safety Committee Co-Chair Jay Bozievich (Lane County), and AOC Public Safety Committee Vice Chair Sheriff Jason Myers (Marion County) testified in the Joint Ways [...]
On March 25, the Joint Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Public Safety will hold its first public hearing on SB 5504, the Department of Corrections budget. Advocates from various stakeholder groups will testify [...]
On March 12, Harney County Judge Pete Runnels, Marion County Sheriff Jason Myers, and Jefferson County Administrator Jeff Rasmussen testified on a bill to increase the 9-1-1 telecommunications tax (HB 2449) so that counties can [...]
Currently, Oregon is dead last compared to other states in number of police officers and deputy sheriffs per 100,000 citizens. The ratio of state troopers is second to last with only Florida falling behind. A [...]
The AOC Public Safety and Legislative Committees unanimously supported two bills that were the product of a work group held over the past year to support mental health in law enforcement. The work group was [...]
Commissioners Doherty and Hall Participate in Governor Brown’s BHJRI Steering Committee Oregon’s Behavioral Health Justice Reinvestment (BHJRI) Steering Committee was created by Governor Brown in 2018 to develop a data-driven approach to address challenges in [...]
As the Portland Police Bureau ended its long-standing reserve unit, the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) gained 18 new deputies who were sworn in by Sheriff Mike Reese this summer. Multnomah County Commissioner Lori Stegmann [...]
Umatilla County Commissioner George Murdock, who heads of the Court Facilities Task Force, presented that group’s recommendations for courthouse replacements and improvements for the Oregon Chief Justice. Four courthouse replacement projects are included in the [...]
The Oregon Emergency Management Association is scheduled to hold its annual conference in Bend, Oregon October 9-11, 2018. The association represents county emergency managers and other emergency managers from city government and private industry. The [...]