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...
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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-aut...
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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...
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Host Karen James speaks with Sarah Bieri, Staff Attorney, and Julia
Yoshimoto, Senior Advisor and Director of OJRC’s Women’s Justice Project,
who have released Death by a Thousand Cuts Volume 2, their ongoing report
series on conditions at Coffee Creek Correctional Facil...
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Host Karen James speaks with Hunter, a Portland attorney, whose wife was
found dead on October 20, 2023, at their Portland residence. An autopsy
conducted by the Multnomah County Medical Examiner revealed suspicious
circumstances and further investigation led to the Nove...
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Host Karen James speaks with Dave Boyer, managing attorney with Disability
Rights Oregon, who filed a lawsuit against Washington County, Oregon’s 2nd
largest county. The federal lawsuit was filed after a year-long investigation
alleging that when someone in the County ex...
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Host Karen James speaks with Babak Zolfaghari-Azar, Senior Policy Manager
and Keely Nguyễn, Communications Manager with Partnership for Safety &
Justice. As Oregon legislators prepare to recriminalize addiction in Oregon,
PSJ will lobby at the Salem Capitol on Feb 14th f...
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On April 12, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and nearly 50 other
protestors and civil rights leaders were arrested after leading a Good Friday
demonstration as part of the Birmingham Campaign, designed to bring national
attention to the brutal, racist treatment suffered...
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Join Prison Pipeline’s Holiday Special as hosts Emma Lugo, Karen James,
Adam Carpinelli and Doug McVay share your holiday messages to your loved ones
in prison. We’ll hear messages and shout outs from the Family
Preservation Project alumni to the women and mothers in Co...
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Host Karen James speaks with Emily Hawley, Senior Policy Associate with ACLU
Oregon, who discusses “Solutions for Safe and Just Communities” a report
she co-authored with Jessica Maravilla, that debunks the myths and
misinformation about Measure 110. The report says Oreg...
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