Lawmakers consider bills to address ongoing Oregon public defender crisis
Thousands of defendants are currently unrepresented in Oregon. Public defenders say the problem is one of supply and demand.
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Oregon’s latest plan to reduce public defense crisis makes it worse, analysis says
The Oregon Judicial Department’s review was led by ... number of unrepresented criminal defendants. Washington County District Attorney Kevin Barton and Multnomah County District Attorney ...
District attorneys: A framework to put public defense back on track (Opinion)
The public defense commission should lift impractical caseload limits on attorneys and give judges clear authority to appoint ...
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Oregon courts have cleared 47,000 evictions under 2023 law
Tenant advocates say the program is a “big deal” for renters. As of mid-December 2024, Oregon’s state courts have cleared roughly 47,000 residential evictions thanks to a law that state ...
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Oregon's second largest school district struggles to deal with spike in chronic student absences
Other Oregon school districts are dealing with the same issues ... Still, the uptick in chronic absences comes after truancy courts have been paused. In 2021, Oregon lawmakers removed truancy ...