Contributed by: Patrick Sieng | AOC Public Safety Policy Manager October 3, 2016 Gov. Kate Brown nominated veteran Oregon State Trooper Travis Hampton to Superintendent last month. He was confirmed by the State Senate during the September [...]
Contributed by: Patrick Sieng | AOC Public Safety Policy Manager September 22, 2016 Supreme Court Chief Justice Tom Balmer and the Oregon Judicial Department were directed by the Legislature to provide a report by December [...]
Contributed by: Patrick Sieng | AOC Public Safety Policy Manager September 22, 2016 Major General Michael Stencel and Office of Emergency Management Director Andrew Phelps presented a review of the Cascadia Rising Exercise held over [...]
Contributed by: Patrick Sieng | AOC Public Safety Policy Manager September 20, 2016 Every year, more than 11 million people move through America's 3,100 local jails, many on low-level, non-violent misdemeanors, costing local governments approximately $22 billion [...]
Contributed by: Patrick Sieng | AOC Public Safety Policy Manager September 12, 2016 County Commissioners were offered an exclusive tour of the Oregon State Penitentiary on Monday, September 12 during AOC Board & Legislative Committee Day. [...]
Contributed by: Patrick Sieng | AOC Public Safety Policy Manager August 15, 2016 The Vera Institute of Justice is accepting applications for its Status Offense Reform Center Policy Academy to be held on November 17-18, 2016, [...]
AOC in partnership with the Department of Corrections is offering a tour of the Oregon State Penitentiary for elected county leaders and legislators/legislative aides on Monday, September 12th from 10:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Please register by [...]
County public safety leaders briefed legislators and their staff last month Contributed by: Patrick Sieng, AOC Public Safety Policy Manager July 7, 2016 Multnomah County justice reinvestment leaders met with key legislators last month to provide [...]
Contributed by: Patrick Sieng, AOC Public Safety Policy Manager Date: June 16, 2016 Mike Harryman was appointed by Governor Kate Brown and confirmed by the state Senate in May as the state’s new resiliency officer. [...]
Date: June 17, 2016 The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) is increasing its outreach and education efforts in 2016, and it is important that county officials participate in the process. NACo has developed [...]