In 2014 two young children in Yamhill County, Oregon were put into foster care. Their loving grandmother immediately applied to be their foster parent. Her foster care application was denied and the children were bounced from home to home. Grandma unfortunately had a 25-year-old felony conviction – for a crime that under current Oregon law …
Category: Criminal Justice
The reality of “Justice” in Oregon
This past week, Oregon defense attorneys have been passing around an article from Slate regarding the justice system in Oregon. The article focuses on statewide statistics regarding disporportionate incarceration and police contacts and puts the blame squarely at the feet of the locally elected prosecutors – pointing the spotlight on Josh Marquis (Clatsop County), Bob …