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Portland Events Shed Light on Human Trafficking July is Human Trafficking Awareness Month and there are a number of events in the Portland area to shed light on this form of modern slavery.

"Dan Rather Reports" Takes on Portland Sex Trafficking On Tues, May 18, at 8 pm, "Dan Rathers Reports" will focus on underage sex trafficking in Portland. (The Oregonian) 'Dan Rather Reports' takes on Portland underage sex-trafficking

Securing Affordable Housing is a Challenge for Many Oregonians In Oregon, an estimated 45% of renters don't earn enough to afford a 2 bedroom unit at fair market rent. This has serious implications for domestic violence survivors trying to secure safe, stable housing.

This year, Oregon is the 26th most expensive state in the nation for renters.

Making the Road by Walking It ? Ten Years on the Road with PSJ Take a look back with us at our first 10 years as an organization, starting with our founding as Western Prison Project in 1999, and refresh your memory about or learn about the road we've traveled to become the Partnership for Safety and Justice, an organization with a holistic vision for reform.

Article by Caylor Roling

Looking Back, Moving Forward (JM-Spring 2010) justicematters_vol18_web-001.jpeg.jpg This issue we are Looking Back at where we've been as an organization and exploring the road ahead as we are Moving Forward.

In this issue:

2010 National Sexual Assault Awareness Month Proclamation President Barack Obama urges everyone to learn more about sexual assault, reach out to survivors, and work to prevent more of this type of crime (The White House).

National Sexual Assault Awareness Month, 2010

April 2, 2010
The White House
Office of the Press Secretary

 

New Law Protects Sexual Assault Survivors from Insurance Discrimination New legislation, passed by the OR House and Senate, ensures that insurance companies can't consider sexual assault a "preexisting condition."

SENATE MAJORITY OFFICE

Oregon State Legislature
State Capitol
Salem, OR

NEWS RELEASE

February 22, 2010

OR Legislators Pass Human Trafficking Bill New legislation, passed by the House and Senate, will make it easier for trafficking victims (often sexually-exploited adolescents) to find help. (The Oregonian) Oregon Senate passes bill to fight human trafficking By Bill Graves, The Oregonian February 19, 2010, 3:49PM
OR Teens Learn Early that Some Dates are Dangerous Valentine?s Day is anything but ?hearts and flowers? when one partner can?t control their temper and dating violence can happen at any age. A 2009 survey of Oregon 11th-graders found six percent had been intentionally hit, slapped or physically hurt by someone they were dating.

February 11, 2010

OR Teens Learn Early that Some Dates are Dangerous

Oregon Teens Encouraged To Learn About Safe Dates February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, and advocacy groups said it?s a problem that can happen at any age. In a recent survey, 6% of Oregon 11th graders said they?d been intentionally hit, slapped or physically hurt by someone they were dating.

Oregon Teens Encouraged To Learn About Safe Dates

February 11, 2010

Kids in Crisis (Behind Bars) Over the years, I?ve written many columns about Guantánamo Bay, Abu Ghraib and torture, ... But I?ve never written about the horrors that unfold in American prisons ? especially juvenile correctional facilities ? on a far larger scale than at Guantánamo. (New York Times)
We all can help victims, survivors of abuse The community is asking why 12 women and 3 children have been murdered in OR in less than 2 months. Women's crisis centers, like Mid-Valley Women's Crisis Service, are trying to answer those questions and support survivors in our community. (Statesman Journal)
President Obama Nominates OVC Director On Dec. 22, 2009, President Obama nominated Beatrice Hanson to direct the Office for Victims of Crime in the U.S. Department of Justice.

The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) was established by the 1984 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) to oversee diverse programs that benefit victims of crime.

Domestic violence: the lessons of nine lives in two weeks Domestic violence has claimed 9 lives in less than 2 weeks in Oregon. These tragedies highlight the need to fully fund Oregon's emergency shelter and specialized victim advocacy services. (The Oregonian Op Ed)

Prison Fails Women The convictions of three former prison workers and pending lawsuits are leading to criticism that the state is failing to protect women inmates from predatory prison workers. (The Oregonian)

Critics say Oregon fails female inmates at Coffee Creek

The Oregonian

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