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By Julie Sullivan, The Oregonian , Oct. 31, 2009 Later, after the defense attorney wept and the judge put away his robe and the jurors drove home in the fading light, the consequences of war hung over this town of 1,845 like wood smoke on an autumn eve. Fourteen months earlier, a young woman lay […]
From the Salem Statesman Journal, October 30, 2009 The board must address more issues than patient treatment, Courtney says A new Oregon State Hospital advisory board needs to focus on fixing problems at the psychiatric facility instead of being cheerleaders for reforms already achieved, several panel members said Thursday. “I don’t want this group to […]
From Jack Bog’s Blog, October 28, 2009 Portland City Auditor LaVonne Griffin-Valade has just posted a request for outside firms to bid on the contract to take yet another look at the police bureau’s conduct in the infamous James Chasse killing. The document calls for a preliminary report in April, and a final report in […]
From the Portland Mercury, October 28, 2009 Dragging it Out of Him : City Forces Saltzman to Publish Cops’ Secret List A majority of City Council finally forced Police Commissioner Dan Saltzman to publish a secret list of frequent arrestees last week. The list names those arrested most frequently in Old Town, inner Southeast Portland, […]
From the Willamette Week, October 18, 2009 A federal judge warned in court today he may move the civil trial over the death of James Chasse Jr. out of Portland because heavy media coverage may have poisoned the pool of jurors. “We’re going to have a heck of a time finding a jury in this […]
From the Willamette Week, October 28, 2009 City Commissioner Randy Leonard will make a star witness if the lawsuit over the 2006 death of James Chasse Jr. in police custody goes to trial this March as scheduled. But he probably won’t be testifying for the city in its defense against the lawsuit filed by Chasse’s […]
From the Oregonian, October 28, 2009 A federal judge on Wednesday denied a request to release a variety of documents in the death of James P. Chasse, Jr., who was beaten by Portland police officers in 2006 as they tried to take him into custody. An attorney for Chasse’s family had asked the court to […]
The Mental Health Action Group at First Unitarian Church of Portland presents a free screening and discussion of the eye-opening public television program MINDS ON THE EDGE: Facing Mental Illness. Thursday, October 29, 2009, 7:00 – 9:00 PM First Unitarian Church Sanctuary 1211 SW Main St., Portland Mental Health Action Group: www.mhag.homestead.com or www.firstunitarianportland.org Learn […]
Mike Quinn has graciously donated post-production services for ALIEN BOY, a documentary film about what happened to James Chasse produced by the Mental Health Association of Portland. Quinn is the co-founder of Mission Control, an internationally renowned post-production house here in Portland. Here he is in the “machine room” down there: QUINN: “This video recorder […]
From the East Oregonian, October 25, 2009 The long goodbye – Eastern Oregon Training Center disperses clients across the state The activity room at Eastern Oregon Training Center is hushed now, only the bubbling of a fish tank breaking the ghostly silence. Direct care staffer Eileen Waggoner can still hear echoes of voices and laughter […]
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