Londer Center celebrates 20th graduation with a first: caps and gowns
OregonLive 6-14-13
One morning two years ago, Ezekiel Stroschein was in his cell at the Oregon State Correctional Institution reading the newspaper when a story caught his attention. It was about graduation at Londer Learning Center, which helps adults on probation, parole or recovering from drug addiction earn their GEDs...

Pressure Release- Why Are Our Jails Overcrowded? No One Knows for Sure.
The Portland Mercury 6-12-13
..."I think over the summer we'll surface some suggestions," said Scott Taylor, director of the Multnomah County Department of Community Justice and a member ...

Can Portland Turn Around the Crisis Facing Black Boys and Men?
The Skanner 4-23-13
Unique collaboration lands Portland in National League of Cities program...

Rossing and Morris: keeping us ready and safe
The SW Connection March, 2013
Every day, hundreds of volunteers make our community a better place to live. This column features volunteers whose energy and commitment promote a sense of community and inspire us...

Prison sentences longer in Marion County
Statesman Journal 2-27-2013
The district attorney in Marion County sends people to prison for longer periods and more frequently than does the DA in Multnomah County...

Drug therapy injects change into wary recovery community (Part 1)
The Portland Tribune 1-17-13
...The controversy surrounding where to place addicts being treated with methadone is a microcosm of the larger controversy about which treatments should be available for whom.

For Kathleen Treb, the imperative has become to do something different, even on a trial basis. Treb, deputy director of community justice for Multnomah County, was being told by the nonprofits who treat the county’s probationers and parolees that their treatment models weren’t working. Their clients were leaving treatment in unprecedented numbers, even knowing they would be violating the terms of their probation...

Drug therapy for drug addiction?  (Part 2)
The Portland Tribune 1-24-13
Tim Hartnett, the executive director of the oldest methadone clinic in Multnomah County, believes we are on the cusp of a new age of recovery treatment that will increasingly rely on medications to help people deal with their addictions and stabilize their lives.

Neighbors say 11-year-old suspect in attempted carjacking, robbery has a history of vandalism, trespass problems
OregonLive 12-11-12
..."Whenever any child gets their hands on a firearm, that's reason enough to be concerned," said Dave Riley, a Multnomah County juvenile counselor. "One time is too many, as far as we're concerned. Our job here is to make sure the community is safe, and that children and families who get involved in cases like these get the support they need."...

Kids & Guns
KGW Ch. 8 News 12-10-12
When two youth, eleven and seven years old, are accused of carjacking with a loaded handgun, it brings up the question "How young is too young to be arrested?"  Juvenile Court Counselor, David Riley, helps look at some of the issues involved...

Gang Task Force Turns out to Mayor Adams Last Meeting as Leader
The Skanner 12-7-12
Portland’s gang task force meeting drew a larger crowd than usual, to say goodbye to Mayor Sam Adams, who co-chaired his final meeting as mayor... 

Girls Get a Powerful Warning About Gangs But Also Love and Support
The Skanner 11-9-12
...Ericka Pruitt of Multnomah County’s Department of Community Justice, told Portland’s Nov. 9 gang task force meeting that 75 gang members had now attended a call in.
 “Everybody was there really clearly giving a message about accountability, but also a message about love,” Pruitt said...

Oregon prison puzzle: Cut costs but keep public safe
OregonLive  10-28-12
For months, 12 Oregonians have been wrestling with the mathematics of justice in Oregon -- who's going to prison, who's falling off probation, what percentage of new inmates are "low risk" or "nonviolent." ...

Gangs still intimidate, but quietly
The Portland Tribune 10-10-12
...Thach Nguyen, manager of juvenile counseling and court services for Multnomah County, says Asian gangs have learned how to keep from showing up on police radar...

Steve Duin: Women work the harvest to pay back a debt to their community
OregonLive 10-10-12
Waiting in the early morning shadow of the Morrison Bridge, they have the hoods up and the glower down...