On March 6-7, 2025 the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission Summit was held in
Salem. OCJC Chair Paul Solomon introduces speakers whose sentences were
commuted by former Governor Kate Brown after serving decades in the Oregon
prison system. Sterling Cunio is an award-winni...
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Host Karen James speaks with Oregon Representative Tawna Sanchez, Democrat,
from District 43 serving North and Northeast Portland. She has worked her
lifetime for the rights of Native American people especially women. We’ll
discuss not only her work in the legislature bu...
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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 se...
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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 the...
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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 recrim...
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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 Greeting...
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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 se...
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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 acc...
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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 h...
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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 d...
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