sentencing reform /tags/sentencing-reform sentencing reform en-US Copyright Mon, 27 Feb 2023 23:46:04 GMT Could 2023 be the year Oregon restores voting rights to people with felony convictions? /law-and-justice/2023-02-27/could-2023-be-the-year-oregon-restores-voting-rights-to-people-with-felony-convictions 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. Mon, 27 Feb 2023 23:46:04 GMT /law-and-justice/2023-02-27/could-2023-be-the-year-oregon-restores-voting-rights-to-people-with-felony-convictions Julia Shumway Oregon Democrats agree to nonunanimous jury bill changes after crime victims testify /politics-government/2022-02-22/oregon-democrats-agree-to-nonunanimous-jury-bill-changes-after-crime-victims-testify 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. Tue, 22 Feb 2022 21:46:37 GMT /politics-government/2022-02-22/oregon-democrats-agree-to-nonunanimous-jury-bill-changes-after-crime-victims-testify Conrad Wilson Chances Dwindle For Big Changes To Oregon’s Mandatory Prison Sentencing Rules /law-and-justice/2021-06-03/chances-dwindle-for-big-changes-to-oregons-mandatory-prison-sentencing-rules 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. Fri, 04 Jun 2021 00:24:32 GMT /law-and-justice/2021-06-03/chances-dwindle-for-big-changes-to-oregons-mandatory-prison-sentencing-rules Conrad Wilson, Dirk VanderHart Advocates See Hope for California Criminal Sentencing Reform in 2016 /law-and-justice/2016-01-11/advocates-see-hope-for-california-criminal-sentencing-reform-in-2016 It’s been a dramatic few years for California’s criminal justice system — voters and lawmakers have approved a slew of changes since 2011, including… Tue, 12 Jan 2016 00:42:44 GMT /law-and-justice/2016-01-11/advocates-see-hope-for-california-criminal-sentencing-reform-in-2016 Marisa Lagos Oregon Moves On Criminal Justice Reform /law-and-justice/2015-11-04/oregon-moves-on-criminal-justice-reform 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… Thu, 05 Nov 2015 01:35:16 GMT /law-and-justice/2015-11-04/oregon-moves-on-criminal-justice-reform Jacob Lewin