Careless driver crackdown! Ban the box! City sues!
Rod Underhill
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One Last Thing
In Multnomah County You Can Now Grow Pot Worry-Free—But Still Be Fined for a Dime Bag
In Multnomah County right now you can grow pot worry-free—but still be fined hundreds of dollars for a dime bag.
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Technically Illegal
Multnomah County Stops Prosecuting Certain Marijuana Crimes
Weed isn’t technically legal until July. In Multnomah County, that no longer matters.
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You Can Be Arrested for Spitting
And Face Multiple Charges for It, Too. One Woman Just Did.
And face multiple charges for it, too. One woman just did.
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Here Come the Coppers
The Folks Against Legal Weed? Pretty Much Who You’d Expect.
The folks forming up against legal weed? Pretty much who you’d expect.
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Sentence Structure
Oregon’s Prison Reform Experiment Has Produced Some… Unexpected Results
Nearly a year in, Oregon’s prison reform has produced some unexpected results.
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Time to Regroup
Portland’s Finally Ready to Study Its Gang Problem
Portland’s finally ready to study its gang problem.
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Not So Special?
The County’s Vaunted “Specialty Courts” Are Running Dry
As courthouse “specialty” offerings grow less popular, we appear to be paying more.
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Out of the Frying Pan…
Prison Reform Might Increase Jail Demand
Oregon’s prison reform has Multnomah County mulling its first jail expansion in years.
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The Defense Rests
Multnomah County’s Prized Drug Court Is Flagging; No One Knows Why
The county’s specialized drug court is great… if people would use it.
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The Good Fight
Portland’s Gang Wars Are the Most Violent They’ve Been in Almost Two Decades. We Look at the Battle to Turn Things Around.
On the streets with the people battling Portland’s outburst of gang violence
