New Oregon bills could bring big changes to Lane County. From housing to courts, here’s what’s at stake and why it matters.

Thousands of defendants are currently unrepresented in Oregon. Public defenders say the problem is one of supply and demand.

Under current Oregon law, a person convicted of a "qualifying misdemeanor" involving a family or household member is ...

The public defense commission should lift impractical caseload limits on attorneys and give judges clear authority to appoint ...

Oregon faces a severe public defense crisis ... The bill would create a "district defender" for each judicial district who would be responsible for overseeing the assignment of cases, maintaining ...

Aaron Knott with the Oregon Judicial Department said the department ... have a right to petition for resentencing. Clackamas County District Attorney John Wentworth said several measures, such ...

To grow and keep our public defense workforce, the state must support fair pay for defenders and should empower judges to ...