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Prisons do less to keep inmates from returning

“I can’t afford any more years up here — I’ve lost too many,” said Tatum, who is serving a four-year stint for forgery at the Valley State Prison for Women in Chowchilla. “I’m trying to learn things to change my thinking, change everything about me, so I can go home. It’s so easy to get caught up here and never leave. I don’t want to die in prison.”~Gina Tatum

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VIOLENT CRIME IN OREGON TAKES NATION’S BIGGEST DROP

“Crime rates are local and they can be complicated,” Prins said. “But 2005 is when we seemed to get on top of the meth problem. Without having to deal with meth labs and meth crimes, police can focus on interdiction on the I-5 corridor. We have also seen an increase in drug courts and drug treatment.” ~Craig Prrins, Oregon Criminal Justice Commission

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The Harm Reduction Model of Life

“But as my friend Laura Upstairs (one of my many friends in public health and public policy) pointed out, one of the whole points of the harm reduction model is that a half-assed job is often better than none.” Continue reading

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