Host Karen James speaks with KC Lewis, attorney with Disability Rights
Oregon. A person accused of a crime has the right to a trial and to
participate in their defense. If a person is unable to understand the
charges, the court may rule that person is unable to “Aid and As...
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Washington County District Attorney candidate Brian Decker joins host Karen
James for an hour-long discussion about issues facing the County. Voters
have two choices for district attorney for Washington County in the May 2022
election.
Over the course of the Obama admin...
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The 2022 Day of Empathy was held on March 30th. Mothers and children impacted
by incarceration imagined a world without prisons; a world that centers care
and not punishment in addressing harm; they reimagined justice. The Oregon
event by Coffee Creek Correctional Facility’...
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Host Karen James interviews Brian Decker, candidate for district attorney for
Washington County, Oregon. The office of District Attorney is an elected
position and in the upcoming May 2022 election, Washington County voters have
two choices. Brian Decker is a former prosecu...
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Karen James speaks with Julianne Jackson and Talia Gad with Partnership for
Safety and Justice. PSJ is a member of The Transforming Justice Coalition
along with Oregonians impacted by violence and the criminal justice system.
The Coalition introduced SB1510, the Transformi...
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KBOO host Karen James speaks with Zach Winston, policy director with Oregon
Justice Resource Center, about the 2022 Oregon legislative short session.
Three bills that were unsuccessful in the 2021 session have been
re-introduced this year by OJRC. Zach explains each bill an...
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Host Karen James speaks with Zach Winston, policy director with Oregon
Justice Resource Center, about the 2022 Oregon legislative short session.
Three bills that were unsuccessful in the 2021 session have been
re-introduced this year by OJRC. Zach explains each bill and its...
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Please join us on Monday, January 17th at 6:30 pm for Prison Pipeline on KBOO
Community Radio as we talk with Terry Robinson, an innocent man on death row
in North Carolina. Sentenced to death over 20 years ago, Terry Robinson is
a warm and engaging man who shares his stor...
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District Attorney candidates Spencer Todd, Marion County, and Brian Decker,
Washington County discuss their platforms as Safety & Justice Oregon
provides an overview of their “8 Steps to Justice” a practical guide for
progressive District Attorneys. This December 2021 event...
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