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Complaint by COAB member Tom Steenson about COCL

November 20, 2015
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Eds. Note – The complaint below stems from the United States Department of Justice v. City of Portland settlement agreement where the city of Portland is required to hire a “Compliance Officer / Community Liaison” (CO/CL) and impanel a “Community Oversight Advisory Board” (COAB). DISTRIBUTED VIA EMAIL – November 19, 2015 TO: Adrian Brown, Assistant […]

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Martin Outlines $56 Million in State Spending on Community Mental Health

September 18, 2014
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The Lund Report, September 18, 2014 Oregon’s efforts to improve community mental health services came into focus at this week’s quarterly legislative days, with the director of the Addictions and Mental Health Division at the Oregon Health Authority discussing a long list of investments the state has made into county-based and other local programs. Eds. […]

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City Attorneys Basically Dare Federal Judge to Reject Police Reform Deal over Procedural Imbroglio

June 30, 2014
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From the Portland Mercury, June 27, 2014 With just days before US District Judge Michael Simon gets ready to decide the fate of police reform in Portland, attorneys for the city and the Portland Police Association have submitted lengthy legal defenses of their attempt to push the case through without giving Simon precisely what he […]

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Portland Police Shoot Dead 23-Year-Old With Mental Illness

June 18, 2014
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From Think Progress, June 17, 2014 Police in Portland, Oregon shot and killed 23-year-old Nick Davis Thursday morning, after they say he came at them with a crow bar. Friends told KPTV that Davis suffers from bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, and was not typically a violent man. Police said they reported to the scene at […]

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City Challenge to Annual Court Hearings Jeopardizes DOJ Agreement

May 30, 2014
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Albina Ministerial Alliance Coalition for Justice and Police Reform c/o Allen Temple 4236 NE 8th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97211 *CITY CHALLENGE TO ANNUAL COURT HEARINGS JEOPARDIZES DOJ AGREEMENT ON IMPROVING POLICE PRACTICES * The Albina Ministerial Alliance Coalition for Justice and Police Reform (AMAC) strongly condemns the City of Portland’s refusal to agree to annual […]

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Legislators finally hear of unchecked increase & expense of criminal defendants at Oregon State Hospital

May 30, 2014
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From the Oregonian, May 29, 2014 Two-thirds of the patients admitted to the Oregon State Hospital last year were criminal defendants admitted under court orders, a legislative panel heard Thursday. Sixty percent of those patients faced felony charges, and the other 40 percent faced misdemeanors, said Greg Roberts, hospital superintendent. Patients facing relatively minor offenses […]

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DOJ, PPB to sign agreement over 2006 death

March 23, 2014
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From KOIN.com, March 23, 2014 Eds. note – the headline in this article is inaccurate, but is posted as written. On March 24 Judge Michael Simon will hear further testimony about whether the trial of Department of Justice v City of Portland should proceed. At some point after that hearing Simon will determine whether a […]

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More opposition testimony in DOJ v. City of Portland

February 26, 2014
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Testimony against the settlement agreement in DOJ v City of Portland, presented the US Judge Michael Simon was strong on February 18. Both parties – the US Department of Justice and the City of Portland – have agreed to the 100+ items in the agreement.  Judge Simon sought community on the agreement and invited friends […]

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Read key findings of federal report criticizing how Oregon provides community mental health care

January 27, 2014
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From the Oregonian, January 23, 2014 A January report stems from a 2012 agreement between the U.S. Justice Department and the state, after federal investigators examined whether Oregon’s community mental health care services complied with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The investigation followed the federal inquiry of the state hospital. READ – US DOJ Interim […]

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OHA chief responds to the USDOJ Interim Report

January 27, 2014
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Statement from Tina Edlund, acting director of the Oregon Health Authority, in response to the USDOJ Interim Report to the State of Oregon, January 2014 READ – statement by Edlund as prepared for The Oregonianstatement by DOJ on failures of OHA READ – statement by DOJ on failures of OHA The interim report includes USDOJ’s […]

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