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Oregonian, September 15, 2017 Portland police still lack the ability to track whether officers are using less force against people with mental health issues three years into a federal settlement that was supposed to improve their response, outside consultants say. “We do not believe the PPB has the data systems in place to adequately measure […]
Testimony to Portland City Council – August 3, 2017 From the Mental Health Association of Portland On the Plan for Portland Commission on Community-Engaged Policing – ITEM #872 The proposal to make changes to the settlement agreement reopens the agreement, but doesn’t include the community in those change decisions, and doesn’t go far enough to […]
Yamhill County to pay $5 million to settle lawsuit stemming from jail inmate’s death Oregonian – 7/21/2017 READ – Estate of Jed Hawk Myers v. Yamhill County (PDF) READ – Probable Cause Statement / assault on Jed, cause of death (PDF) READ – Yamhill County jail policy on medical care (PDF) Yamhill County will pay […]
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Portland Mercury, May 24, 2017 Some See That As Cause for Concern in a City That’s Seen Past Tragedy On a walljust past two locked doors at Portland’s new facility for people in acute mental health crisis, a small silver sign sits above three beige lockboxes. It’s easy to miss, but a top administrator at […]
Citizens concerned about the fate of police reform in Portland will have the chance to offer input at five upcoming forums – four hosted by the Independent Police Review, and one hosted by the Albina Ministerial Alliance Coalition for Peace and Justice. The Mental Health Association of Portland is a member of the AMA Coalition. […]
Published in The Oregonian, January 19, 2017 By Jenny Westberg and Jason Renaud As Portland shifts leadership from Charlie Hales to Ted Wheeler, it’s important to remember one Hales administration failure that continues to threaten the most vulnerable among us. After more than four years of attempted compliance with legally-prescribed reforms, and despite new hires, […]
Mr. Mayor and Commissioners, We write today at the urging of our fellow social justice advocates asking you to not approve the proposed labor agreement between the City and the Portland Police Association. We appreciate Mayor Hales’ zeal to eliminate the 48-hour rule, but there is so much more to do, so the time is […]
Police Contract Undermines Public Trust – Portland Observer A failure to make police accountable By Mary Hull Caballero and Constantin Severe | 10/11/2016 Mary Hull Caballero is the City Auditor and Constantin Severe is the director of Portland’s Independent Police Review Board. (Editor’s note: The following public letter from the City Auditor and Director of […]
Sent by the Mental Health Association of Portland to all City of Portland commissioners and chiefs of staff on September 28, 2016. This letter is in reference to proposed labor agreement between City of Portland and the Portland Police Association, through January 2020. But not including an agreement on body-worn cameras (PDF). Commissioners, We write […]
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