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Judge Simon, unimpressed with idea of dismissing lawsuit, or of unmonitored agreement, gives parties two more weeks to get it right

March 25, 2014
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The Skanner, March 25, 2014 A final decision on the proposed settlement agreement between the U.S. Department of Justice and the City of Portland has been pushed back to April 14. At the hearing, reported in The Oregonian, U.S. District Court Judge Michael Simon said he wanted an annual review of progress on the agreement, […]

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Spokane looks to Portland for ways for police to handle crisis

March 20, 2014
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Inlander, March 29, 2014 As community services and treatment programs for people with mental health issues have suffered cuts to funding, personnel and bed space, law enforcement officers have increasingly served as first responders to mental health crisis — sometimes leading to dangerous confrontations between police and the mentally ill. We wrote last week about […]

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Judge submits 13 questions raised by Fairness Hearing

March 2, 2014
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The Oregonian, March 1, 2014 U.S. District Court Judge Michael H. Simon has submitted 13 questions on the pending settlement agreement between the U.S. Department of Justice and the city of Portland regarding a package of police reforms. READ – Judge Simon’s questions (PDF, 129KB) Many of the judge’s questions directly stem from community concerns […]

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‘Broken promises’ at Fairness Hearing

February 19, 2014
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The Portland Mercury, Feb. 19, 2014 It was billed as a signature piece of a proposed legal settlement meant to answer federal accusations that Portland police officers engage “in a pattern or practice” of using excessive force against people in mental-health crisis. READ – Our spoken testimony at the Fairness Hearing READ – Our written testimony […]

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Letter outlines Oregon’s ‘long overdue’ promises to feds

February 4, 2014
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The Oregonian, Jan. 24, 2014 A U.S. Justice Department investigator Friday, in a letter to a supervisor, outlined the steps that Oregon mental health care officials have promised to take in response to a federal report this month criticizing Oregon’s community-based mental health care system. Judy Preston, deputy chief of the special litigation section in […]

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Letter outlines steps Oregon will take to increase community-based mental health options

January 25, 2014
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The Oregonian, Jan. 24, 2014 A U.S. Justice Department investigator Friday, in a letter to a supervisor, outlined the steps that Oregon mental health care officials have promised to take in response to a federal report this month criticizing Oregon’s community-based mental health care system. READ – Judy Preston’s letter to supervisor John Dunbar, DOJ, […]

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Community urged to speak out on DOJ Settlement Agreement

January 22, 2014
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Disability Rights Oregon, Jan. 17, 2014 In 2012, the US DOJ found a “pattern or practice of excessive force by the Portland Police Bureau against people with, or perceived to be with, mental illness.” Now the community needs to speak out at a “Fairness Hearing” on Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at 9 a.m., 1000 SW […]

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City Council approves package of police reforms

January 9, 2014
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From The Oregonian, Jan. 8, 2014 Portland’s City Council Wednesday afternoon voted 4-0 to approve the city auditor’s package of proposed reforms intended to strengthen oversight of the city’s police. Despite last-minute pleas by community members and the police union president to hold off on a vote, the council moved ahead. Commissioner Amanda Fritz was […]

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Fairness hearing on city’s settlement with DOJ scheduled for Feb. 18

December 30, 2013
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From The Oregonian, Dec. 19, 2013 A federal judge will hold a hearing Feb. 18 to receive testimony from the public on whether a settlement agreement on a package of Portland police reforms is fair, reasonable and adequate to solve problems identified by the U.S. Department of Justice. The Justice Department last fall found that […]

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Portland cops, assisted by sandwich, talk man off ledge

December 30, 2013
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By Jenny Westberg, Portland Mental Health Examiner, December 30, 2013 It seemed the perfect setup for a tragedy. But Thursday’s police encounter with a man atop a parking garage — naked, in crisis, threatening to jump, holding a knife he was using on himself – ended without police firing a single round. Instead, officers used […]

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