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SENT BY EMAIL August 12, 2016 Jonas Geissler, Senior Trial Attorney, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. Adrian Brown, Assistant United States Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Portland, Oregon Mayor Charlie Hales Commissioner Nick Fish Commissioner Amanda Fritz Commissioner Steve Novick Commissioner Dan Saltzman Tracy Reeve, City Attorney Ellen Osoinach, Deputy City […]
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and United States Department of Justice (US DOJ) have a shared interest in utilizing the Health System Transformation to improve health outcomes for individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. OHA and US DOJ have agreed to collect data on specific metrics to better understand the system and to engage […]
For those who missed last week’s presentation to the Eastside Democratic Club in NE Portland on the history and future of US DOJ v City of Portland, here’s the PPT you can download as a PDF. US DOJ v. City of Portland – History, Overview, Status (PDF)
Published in The Lund Report, June 2016 Judge Edward Jones wants to have the final say on which people charged with crimes are sent to the Oregon State Hospital for stabilization as they await trial, with an eye toward reducing the prosecution of misdemeanors. He believes that this coordination will stop the county’s steeply increasing […]
Press Release – immediate April 20, 2016 Mental Health Association of Portland APPEAL BY MATTHEW KLUG DELAYED BY POLICE NO-SHOW CRC Votes To Compel Testimony Matthew Klug waited a year for justice – and will wait at least another month. Both officers and commanders of the Portland Police Bureau – as directed by Commander Donna […]
These are links and files for the Wikipedia page, “United States v. City of Portland.” United States v. City of Portland – initial complaint – PDF file, US District Court, 12/17/2012 U.S. Justice Department launches civil rights review of Portland police – link, Oregonian U.S. Justice Department launches civil rights review of Portland police – […]
Daily Journal, Feb. 3, 2016 The U.S. Department of Justice wants Portland police to require officers who use deadly force to file immediate accounts of what occurred in use of force reports. Justice Department lawyers are meeting next week with Multnomah County prosecutors and Portland city attorneys to try to get them on board. Assistant […]
From The Oregonian, January 5, 2016 READ – Crawford v. Oregon Health Authority (PDF) An $8.8 million lawsuit filed this week accuses the Oregon State Hospital of causing the death of one of its psychiatric patients after it retaliated against him for telling police and reporters about a nurse who had a sexual relationship with another […]
December 3, 2015 MEMORANDUM TO THE COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND COMMUNITY LIAISON FROM: The DOJ Monitoring Team SUBJECT: COAB Operations The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) provides this memorandum, in consultation with the City Attorney’s Office to provide guidance to COCL and COAB members in light of issues raised during recent COAB meetings concerning the […]
Eds. Note – The emails below are not uploaded to the COCL COAB website – by City staff, recipients of the email and letter, COCL or COAB members. So we’ll post it here. Seems of merit. (The City Attorney directed all correspondence by members of the COCL and COAB to be included on the COCL […]
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