Prison Expansion

Editorial boards of newspapers from across the state agree with Partnership for Safety and Justice. Measure 61 is yet another fatally flawed measure from Kevin Mannix while Measure 57 is the better alternative. Here is a list of editorial positions on these two measures from across Oregon.

With the ballots to go out in the mail in just a couple of weeks, the Bend Bulletin explains the fiscal and sentencing implications of Measure 57 and compares it to Measure 61.

Oregon Business Magazine’s April 2008 cover story, "PRISONTOWN MYTH: The promise of prosperity hasn’t come true for Oregon's rural communities" exposes the truth about the economic impact that the 1990s prison expansion has had on Oregon’s rural communities.

Nearly 120 PSJ members and concerned Oregonians came together on Saturday, April 5th for our first Statewide Annual Gathering which was a resounding success! The day was devoted to providing the information and tools necessary to defeat the mandatory minimum measure that will be on Oregon’s ballot in November.

In Idaho, 7,382 people are in prison or county jail. Around 13,000 people in the state are on probation or parole.