Host Karen James speaks with Kerry, Leon and Andrés who are currently
receiving services at the Beaverton Shelter. They discuss the challenges that
led them to homelessness, substance abuse and ultimately to find support to
help them achieve their goals. They express their ...
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Join Prison Pipeline hosts Emma Lugo, Karen James, Doug McVay & Adam
Carpinelli, as they discuss this past year’s decision by Oregon legislators
to overturn Ballot Measure 110 which was overwhelmingly approved by
Oregonians in 2020. Legislators passed HB4002 which recrimina...
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Join Prison Pipeline’s Holiday Special as hosts Emma Lugo, Karen James,
Doug McVay and Adam Carpinelli share holiday messages to your loved ones in
prison. The Family Preservation Project alumni spreads joy with their
messages of love, encouragement and Season’s Greetings t...
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Host Karen James speaks with Mark Leymon, Ph.D., professor of Criminology and
Criminal Justice-Urban & Public Affairs at Portland State University. A
quantitative research methodologist and justice policy researcher, Dr. Leymon
discusses his research on the effects of sente...
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Host Karen James speaks with Shannon Wight, Deputy Director, and
Babak Zolfaghari-Azar, Senior Policy Manager, with Partnership for Safety &
Justice and Safety and Justice Oregon. They discuss their advocacy work plans
for the 2025 Oregon Legislative session and past accomp...
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Host Karen James speaks with Alex Coven, attorney with Oregon Justice
Resource Center’s Women’s Justice Project (OJRC), about his new “Guide
to Court-Ordered Financial Obligations in Oregon Criminal Courts.” When
someone gets in trouble with the law in Oregon, they may have...
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On September 2, 2024, host Karen James spoke with people at the annual Hands
Across the Bridge event about addiction, recovery and deflection. In 2020
Oregonians, realizing that arresting and punishing people for drug use is a
failed approach, passed Measure 110 which decr...
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Host Karen James speaks with Alex Coven, attorney with Oregon Justice
Resource Center (OJRC), about his new “Guide to Court-Ordered Financial
Obligations in Oregon Criminal Courts.” When someone gets in trouble with
the law in Oregon, they may have to pay fines, fees, or re...
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In June 2024 the Mental Health Association of Portland held its Law & Mental
Health Conference with a focus on psychosis. Joanna Naples-Mitchell presented
“Why ‘Excited Delirium’ is a Fraud”. In March 2022, Physicians for
Human Rights published a report which she co-author...
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Host Karen James speaks with Andrés Oswill with Portland for All, an
organization with programs that address the root causes of the toughest
issues facing Portland. We reflect about Mike Schmidt, who lost his bid for
a second term as district attorney of Multnomah County, a...
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