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A coalition of civil rights groups stymied in their attempts over the past two years to expand voting rights to Oregonians serving time for felony convictions believe 2023 could be the year they succeed.
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Oregon Democrats under pressure from Republicans and district attorneys have agreed to significant carve outs on a bill that would vacate convictions for people who can prove they were convicted by a nonunanimous jury.
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As the legislative session nears its end, Sen. Floyd Prozanski, D-Eugene, is pitching smaller changes to Measure 11, the controversial law specifying mandatory minimum prison sentences. Hopes for broad changes to the law are dwindling.
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It鈥檚 been a dramatic few years for California鈥檚 criminal justice system 鈥 voters and lawmakers have approved a slew of changes since 2011, including鈥
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The United States has five percent of the world's population, but twenty-five percent of its prison inmates. The state of Oregon mirrors the national鈥