Tag Archives: Juvenile Offenders

Hawaii has no girls in juvenile detention. Here’s how it got there.

State Library Ed. Note: If you cannot access this story via the link below, state employees can access this Washington Post story HERE via the State Library’s subscription to the US Newstream database. Alternatively, state employees can contact us for access: LibraryHelp.SLO@slo.oregon.gov or 503-378-8800. Nationwide, there have been efforts to lower youth incarceration rates and close youth prisons. When Mark Patterson […]
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Debate over Gov. Kate Brown’s clemency authority heard in Oregon Court of Appeals

The lawsuit asserts that the governor unlawfully delegated her clemency powers to the Oregon Board of Parole and failed to include district attorneys and crime victims in her decision making. Source: Debate over Gov. Kate Brown’s clemency authority heard in Oregon Court of Appeals

In some states, including Oregon, your 6-year-old child can be arrested. Advocates want that changed

Many states have no minimum age, but there’s a push to raise it to a common international standard of 14. Experts say diversion programs should be provided without the criminalization of children. Source: In some states, including Oregon, your 6-year-old child can be arrested. Advocates want that changed

Governor appeals Linn County lawsuit over Brown’s clemency orders

Gov. Kate Brown is appealing a lower court ruling that mostly upheld her use of clemency orders to grant state prisoners early release. The lawsuit, filed earlier this year by Linn County District Attorney Douglas Marteeny, Lane County District Attorney Patty Perlow and crime victims in Marion County Circuit Court earlier this year, argued that Brown’s commutations […]
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Judge halts parole board hearings for juvenile offenders commuted by Oregon governor

A judge’s order has halted parole board hearings for dozens of cases in which Gov. Kate Brown used her clemency powers but did not accept arguments that the governor failed to follow the correct process. Marion County Circuit Court Judge David Leith found the governor incorrectly applied a juvenile justice reform law retroactively when Brown […]
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Oregon’s Young people deserve a clean slate from juvenile records

For those who commit a crime as a juvenile, the record of the conviction all too often carries a life sentence. Expunging those records, especially in Oregon, has always been difficult if not impossible. The result is adults who are weighed down by the baggage of poor childhood decisions and whose juvenile records keep popping […]
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Judge halts parole board hearings for juvenile offenders commuted by governor

A state judge on Tuesday directed the Oregon parole board not to hold hearings for a group of juvenile offenders whose sentences were commuted last year by Gov. Kate Brown. Marion County Circuit Judge David Leith’s ruling came amid a legal challenge to the governor’s commutation authority. Click here to access this premium story (State […]
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Astoria killer eligible for early release

Harned was convicted of murder as a teenager. A man sentenced to life without parole more than two decades ago for murdering a girl in Astoria is on Gov. Kate Brown’s list of offenders who committed crimes as juveniles and can seek clemency. Source: Astoria killer eligible for early release | Local News | dailyastorian.com

Gov. Kate Brown ordered ‘review’ of Oregon Department of Corrections after early release of controversial juvenile commutation plan

Gov. Kate Brown’s office last fall demanded the Oregon Department of Corrections find out if an employee revealed the governor’s controversial plan to commute the sentences of hundreds of juveniles serving time for the most violent crimes. Request full-text (for state agency patron only) Source: Gov. Kate Brown ordered ‘review’ of Oregon Department of Corrections […]
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Oregon governor commutes sentences of 74 prisoners convicted as teens, opening up possibility for early release

Dozens of people convicted of violent crimes as teenagers could be released early under a new order by Gov. Kate Brown. On Oct. 20, the governor commuted the sentences for 74 people convicted of Measure 11 crimes. Passed in 1994, Measure 11 set mandatory minimum sentences for violent and sex-related crimes, including murder and rape, […]
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