6 0 obj On a recent day, two Salem police officers checked on a homeless woman who had been assaulted days earlier. Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents), Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents). It works.. endobj Mike Marshall is co-founder and principal of Oregon Recovers. Despite significant decriminalization, prior state-level convictions for marijuana possession have contributed to the federal criminal histories of hundreds. 1213 0 obj Without any meaningful interventions, many will likely continue using drugs until they die. endobj Just the fact that they had an open door for us at the moment that someone was saying they were ready for help, thats such an incredible step for us, Upkes said. The woman opened fire on responding officers from inside her vehicle in an exchange caught on video. It was the central campaign theme in Oregon when the state decriminalized all drugs by passing Measure 110 with the support of nearly 60 percent of voters in 2020. Even Measure 110s strongest proponents would agree that we need to get organized to implement it well. Heres my name.. 1212 0 obj And only 19 requested resources for services, said William Nunemann of Lines for Life, which runs the hotline. At Great Circle, a staff doctor and nurses check a persons vital signs and do a urinalysis with an in-house lab. Property crimes in the state have actually declined this year, according to the Criminal Justice Commission and the Justice Department. endobj However, despite some pushback from community advocates fearing unnecessary bureaucratic footdragging, the timelines have now been somewhat extended by Senate Bill 846a companion bill to SB755 that also codified into law, in alignment with Measure 110, the changes to how cannabis tax revenue will be distributed. As a result, Portland`s streets are flooded with guns and drugs. Oregon consistently ranks bottom of the pack for treatment accessthough defining treatment is tricky, as Senate workgroups can confirm. Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagans office will be auditing Oregons program. Drug addicts need money; They got it by stealing and reselling items, so property crimes increased. We spoke to 20 people from law enforcement, including police, district attorneys, community corrections and juvenile justice. <> I was on probation. Despite a growing recognition of its racist origins and implementation, two decades into the 21st century, the War on Drugs rages on. With the current research, it is suggested that legalization of marijuana and subsequent opening of dispensaries have little to no adverse effects on crime rates, specifically in the long-term. <> While law enforcement was predictably against it, opposition also came from more unexpected cornersincluding the recovery community. Morgan is a writer from Portland, Oregon. Its stressful being in that situation because youre always possibly going to go to jail., In jail, they dont care about you, she says, her voice tinged with cynicism and sadness. To view Oregon Uniform Crime Reporting Open Source Data represented on the Oregon Crime Data Dashboards, please select from one of the links below. Reflects 2021 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2022 (latest available). Language has been one area of heated discussion. Though some people with SUD who come in contact with the criminal justice system and its programs do find recovery that way, most arrests are destabilizing at best and often traumatizingor ultimately, deadly. Sheriff Pixley also expressed concerns that there will be an increase in crime rates, addiction, and overdose if people no longer fear jail or severe legal repercussions. Criminal justice reformers won support for the bill by saying it would reduce both substance abuse and alleged racial disparities in the criminal justice system. "Treatment over prison for people with a substance use disorder" is a common refrainand one that most people agree with. 1119 0 obj I learned nothing but to perfect the crimes I had already committed, and I learned from other crimes to feed my addiction. endobj We examined two components of law enforcement`s contribution: how Measure 110 was implemented in some municipalities and how it affected law enforcement agencies that were instructed to enforce it. Local outlets reported that Oregon's Measure 110 Oversight and Accountability Council, the 21-member group that approves treatment program funding requests, engages in a process that is "cumbersome, unwieldy and, critics say, rife with subjectivity and decisions that aren't in patients' best interests." Police interactions, which Measure 110 is designed to reduce, also pose far greater risks to people of color. It was the central campaign theme in Oregon when the state decriminalized all drugs by passing Measure 110 with the support of nearly 60 percent of voters in 2020. But it remains to be seen whether Measure 110 turns out to be the domino that brings the entire drug war crashing down. Some advocates have suggested that law enforcement officers hostile to decriminalization are not communicating the procedure clearly to people cited, or failing to provide the phone number to Lines for Life. endobj 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. <><>1013 0 R]/P 1150 0 R/Pg 1146 0 R/S/Link>> 1109 0 obj Importantly, unpaid fines will never trigger incarceration and missed court dates will never trigger a warrant for failure to appear. Oregon's Measure 110 is not a model we should replicate when addressing the addiction crisis. Some officials even denounce the idea of encouraging people to enter treatmentclaiming it deprives drug users of their autonomy, which is supposedly more important than their well-being. Crime. She estimates she was arrested no fewer than 15 times, starting at the age of 18 and continuing throughout her 20s. Black Oregonians are convicted of drug possession at a rate two-to-three times that of whites, while Indigenous Oregonians are convicted at a rate five times higher. Dr. Kevin Sabet is a former senior drug policy advisor to the Obama administration and currently serves as president of Smart Approaches to Marijuana. This conflict between the measure, voter intent and Oregon's budget cycles has been somewhat mitigated by the legislature: On March 16, the Oregon House of Representatives announced an allocation of $20.2 million for immediate disbursement into the funda rare instance of legislators moving faster than expected. For heroin, its one gramless than many people use in one day or buy at a time. endobj If the assessment is not completed, the fine will be imposed. endobj Systems integration will remain a barrier to care. A mere fraction of the people cited for drug possession since February 1 have called Lines for Life, the only currently authorized provider of screenings to avoid that ticket. Crime Statistics | The City of Portland, Oregon Open Data Crime Statistics Crime Statistics This report is updated approximately 30 days after the end of the month. She used heroin again an hour later. Appligent AppendPDF Pro 6.3 1133 0 obj Tera Hurst is familiar with this reality. The Oversight and Accountability Council now has until September 1, 2021 to establish its rulesa two-month extension. <><>983 0 R]/P 1175 0 R/Pg 1158 0 R/S/Link>> Hes the executive director of 4th Dimension Recovery Center, a nonprofit youth service with multiple locations in the Portland metro area. The term assessment has been changed to screening. It was mandated in the ballot measure as being performed by a licensed treatment provider, meaning Lines for Life could only hire people with CADC certification and not peer mentorsanother hiccup that is being rectified by the bill. <>964 0 R]/P 1190 0 R/Pg 1177 0 R/S/Link>> Jack still has a felony. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky)AP. In recent years, the 1929 federal prohibition of marijuana has gradually eased as various states have legalized both medical and recreational use. 1192 0 obj The Oregon ballot initiative was presented to the public as pro-treatment but it has been a complete failure in that regard, said Keith Humphreys, an addiction researcher and professor of psychiatry at Stanford University and former senior adviser in the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. It carries a maximum $100 fine, which can be waived if the person calls a hotline for a health assessment. 5 0 obj Measure 110 is an even bigger shift. The defendants were most likely arrested for transporting large quantities of drugs or drug trafficking offenses, said Ken Sanchagrin, executive director of the commission. Humphreys believes people should be pressured to seek treatment if theyre committing crimes like shoplifting and burglary, but not if theyre simply using drugs. Somehow, she was always found. Officials in Oregon should rethink their approach to drug policy and repeal Measure 110 in favor of policies that are proven to help individuals enter treatment and achieve recovery. I learned a lot.. How has it been going after almost two years? <>stream
You were jailed, put on my probation, and if you provided a positive urine screen, or transgressed on one of countless other technicalities, you were violated and sent right back to jail. According to a Gallup poll, "A record-high 68% of Americans support legalizing marijuana." Its also fractured from a governance policy perspective, he said. Further grant allocations from the OAC should improve this situation in time; some providers envision a number like 211something easy to remember and centralized. She is a research associate withHealth in Justice Action Lab and a councilmember on Oregons decriminalization Measure 110 Oversight and Accountability Council. Police Lt. Treven Upkes called Great Circle to see if they could help. We`re going to see more and more people need help because drugs will be more readily available and there`s no one to control them, said Ferraris, who recently retired as police chief in Woodburn, Oregon. 1111 0 obj Portland District Attorney Michael Schmidt gleefully announced that his office would immediately stop prosecuting drug possession even before the law went into effect, stating, Previous punitive drug policies and laws have resulted in excessive surveillance of diverse communities, heavy reliance on correctional facilities, and a failure to promote public safety and health. Less than two years later, Oregon is suffering from the predictable results of this experiment: overdoses are skyrocketing, violent crime is on the rise, and virtually no one is being treated. <> Some would argue that is the point. PPB is experiencing delays in the report review process due to the current public health crisis. Included in the $20.2 million Oversight and Accountability Council allocation, the legislature earmarked $200,000 to go directly to the Oregon Health Sciences University to complete an inventorydetermining just what the state does and does not have in terms of a SUD treatment ecosystem. But I can assure you as a front-line supplier that this is simply not true. With drug traffickers fighting for territory, gun violence has increased. Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This conflict between the measure, voter intent and Oregons budget cycles has been somewhat mitigated by the legislature: On March 16, the Oregon House of Representatives announced an allocation of $20.2 million for immediate disbursement into the funda rare instance of legislators moving faster than expected. endobj So we put the cart before the horse, he says. <><>992 0 R]/P 1165 0 R/Pg 1158 0 R/S/Link>> Brian Pacheco of the Drug Policy Alliance, though, said people with drug problems need a range of options, including harm reduction services, housing assistance, peer support and, for those who cant get insurance or Medicaid, access to treatment centers. Woman Suspected Of Shooting At Missouri Police Released Without Charges, Investigators Looking into Sick-Leave Abuse at Rikers Pile Up Their Own Sick Days, 2019 John Jay/HF Guggenheim Crime Journalism Award Winners, Bill Moyers The Crime Reports 2018 Justice Trailblazer, TCRs 2018 Top Ten Stories and Newsmaker of the Year, 2018 John Jay/HF Guggenheim Crime Journalism Award Winners, CNNs Van Jones The Crime Reports 2017 Justice Trailblazer, 2017 John Jay/HF Guggenheim Journalism Award Winners. They will either face a $100 fine, or undergo an assessment within 45 days. Measure 110 and SB755 repeatedly emphasize the importance of peers, echoing decades of evidence that shows how they increase engagement and retention in SUD treatment. An example of where some of the money is going is Great Circle, a nonresidential treatment center in Salem owned by the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, which was awarded a $590,055 grant. There may be nowhere for people to go. x[[sX~wy)|I:T|I23'YSyRdBOF~ qYe7Ib_w*{RTU1{pv? <><>980 0 R]/P 1179 0 R/Pg 1177 0 R/S/Link>> Copyright 2000-2023 Location Inc. <>1020 0 R]/P 1144 0 R/Pg 1136 0 R/S/Link>> Since recreational pot was legalized, economists saw a gradual but promising growth in labor income and employment rate. Overdoses will increase, crime will increase, and drug trafficking in cartels will continue to thrive along the I-5 corridor. Law enforcement officials gave us the impression that 110 resulted in more crime, particularly related to property crime and riots. She foundedBeats Overdose, a harm reduction provider for the music and entertainment industry. Arrests plummeted afterwards, despite drug use likely remaining constant. <> 27 0 obj The cannabis tax revenue earned in the first quarter of 2021, stipulated by Measure 110 to go to the Drug Treatment and Recovery Services Fund, was already slated to go elsewhere. How has it been going after. Drug Policy Alliance intentionally sought an approach that did not compel people to seek treatment, said spokesperson Matt Sutton. Fagan said she has a personal interest: Her own mother had a lifelong battle with addiction and homelessness. Additionally, communities across the country have implemented drug courts. "Match Any Neighborhood" calculates the Match Level of one neighborhood to another using more than 200 characteristics of each neighborhood. <><>989 0 R]/P 1168 0 R/Pg 1158 0 R/S/Link>> She is working on messaging, so people know just how much of a drug they can possess. 3 0 obj True, during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic there was a slight dip in employment rate and wages, but this was to be expected. endobj The state also has the nation's highest rates of past-year methamphetamine use and pain reliever misuse, in addition to the second-highest rate of mental illness and third-highest rate of serious mental illness. Its stressful being in that situation because youre always possibly going to go to jail. endobj Current revenue projections from the Legislative Fiscal Office amount to $318 million for the 2021-23 cycle, of which $228 million would be routed into the fund for disbursement, broken down into eight quarters over the two years. For other substances, the quantities are less strict. *$bj1v*
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=FalV|RRMpP0!;\QeBRuw/ = The Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank which supports legalization, reviewed state-level crime data from 2012 to 2020 and found no significant signs of increase or decrease after legalization. endobj But in November, Oregon became the first US state to try a different approach than the one that has harmed DeMacon and countless othersincluding many people who do not have SUDwhen voters passed Measure 110, decriminalizing small-scale possession of all drugs. He spent more than four decades in Oregon as a police officer. Oregon crime statistics indicate a total downward trend in crime based on data from 20 years when violent crime was increasing and property crime was decreasing. If it were me, and I was either mandated to an assessment or desperate for help, or had a kiddo I was desperate to get help for, I would want one phone number, said Jessica Gregg, chief medical officer at DePaul Treatment Centers. While Measure 110 modified pre-existing segments of the Oregon Revised Statutes around drug possession, it also added entirely new language. @3-7UKkpjboxS5t6M)y(+,?AIK^/z9jiqDOf5q7=]*4~Wt|L@O=\U{GaY j&K&ol=f,UxKmOI5Bo x) The effects of drug decriminalization did not stop at addiction and overdose. There are many moving parts, and in the short-term, there will be hard work and growing pains. endobj I just started meeting more and more people who were into more and more things. In California, officials recently established court-ordered pathways to treatment for individuals with mental health and substance use issues. 18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S. The reality is that the burden of substance use disorder and mental health care has largely fallen onto the criminal justice system. You have to check in with your PO, but if you do that, youre probably going to jail as well [because of the urine test]., So, do you just not check in and take the warrant?. Tanesia DeMacon is no stranger to jail. But advocates like Tera Hurst and Haven Wheelock want to see it become automatic and sweeping. After the recent appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents, Criminologist Gregg Barak argues that the Attorney General's reliance on special prosecutors undercuts the rule of law and erodes trust in the country's highest law enforcement officials. Although every pathway to recovery is different and there is no one-size-fits-all solution, all substance use disorders can be overcome. May 29, 2022 by . <> There were some quirky legal issues. The funding for all this is not supposed to be restricted to people who receive citations for drug possessionany Oregonian who requests services will be eligible. Drug-Free Communities Got $90 million from Trump. 1130 0 obj 1131 0 obj Out of more than 3000. The Crime Report When a law enforcement officer finds someone in possession of drugs, they are now written a Class E violation. Top photograph courtesy of the Yes on 110 campaign. I was appointed by the Oregon Health Authority to the Council because of my lived experience with repeated incarceration for heroin possession, my less-than-pleasant experiences in drug court, and my current public health expertise and my drug policy research position at the Health in Justice Action Lab. While much confusion around this rapid policy shift remains, Wheelock sees the positives. He sees the current system as utterly lacking in cohesion, compounded by inadequate resources. endobj endobj Decriminalization advocates argued putting drug users in jail and giving them criminal records, which harms job and housing prospects, was not working. He nonetheless has strong reservations about the measure. One study showed the risk of overdose being 129 times greater in the two weeks after release from incarceration. Measure 110 has assuaged some of that fear. Treatment plans assisted by medications such as buprenorphine and methadone are evidence-based approaches to treating opioid use disorders, and are now being implemented across systems. 1209 0 obj In SEC v. Ripple, a crypto-securities case, is set to decide whether the cryptocurrency XRP can be defined as a traditional investment contract" and regulated the same way. SAMHSAs Methadone Reforms Toothless Until We End Clinics Power, Recollections of Solitary Confinement During the HIV Epidemic, How Buying My Drugs Online Has Been Working for Me, Deprogramming From AAWhen a Fellowship Resembles a Cult, As a Cop, I Know Police Contempt for Drug Users Is Still WidespreadAnd It Comes From the Top. The program's underlying premisethat users should not be compelled to enter treatmentfails to recognize that community intervention is often a necessary step along the road to recovery. As soon as a drug market opens, drug traffickers set up shop to serve it. Oregon, again, is not Portugal. The decriminalization of all drugs is the latest step in Oregon's concerning embrace of substance use. For years, Oregon ranked near the top states with the highest rates of drug and alcohol abuse and at the bottom of the country in access to restorative services. <>1030 0 R]/P 1137 0 R/Pg 1136 0 R/S/Link>> Why Are Slashings Surging in City Jails? Why Did LSD Help Me With My Philosophy Degree? Out of roughly 2,000 citations issued by police in the year after decriminalization took effect, only 92 of the people who received them called the hotline by mid-February and only 19 requested resources for services. <>971 0 R]/P 1185 0 R/Pg 1177 0 R/S/Link>> Passively sitting by and waiting for someone to call a number is not sufficient, he believes. Some are questioning whether the approach is proving too lenient, but others say the new system has already had a positive impact by redirecting millions of dollars into facilities to help those with drug dependency issues. Reports from February 2020 and later have not completed the quality control process. 1134 0 obj You have, - Your Complete Criminal Justice Resource, Commission Analyzes Trends In Marijuana Possession Sentencing, Arguments Continue In Landmark Cryptocurrency Regulation Case SEC v. Ripple, Do The Right Thing: AG Garland Needs To Throw Out Weak Fair Play Approach. It has nothing to do with the pandemic, it has nothing to do with Covid, it`s because we have a criminal environment that is tolerated and allowed to thrive here. How will this [decriminalization] affect this cycle? %PDF-1.7
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endobj People are finally breathing just a little bit easier.. Oregon's secretary of state said, "in many communities in Oregon we've seen the problem with drug addiction get worse.". The Drug Policy Alliance previously provided a restricted grant to The Influence Foundation to support a Drug War Journalism Diversity Fellowship. A key to improving health outcomes is improving integration within and across the service delivery system. <>995 0 R]/P 1162 0 R/Pg 1158 0 R/S/Link>> Once it was a grocery store bathroom, another time a 24-hour diner. Because the US service provision is dependent on grant-funding to thousands of for-profit and nonprofit organizationsand because of our unfathomably complex insurance structure that excludes millionsthe burden of navigating this byzntine system falls onto the patient. Oregon has the highest percentage of residents who need treatment for illicit drug use disorders but are not receiving it. The Committee expresses concern that the State is failing to strategically build capacity to deal with drug abuse. endobj However, unlike the policy crafted in Oregon, they include accountability and ensure that users progress through an appropriate treatment plan. Gutting IRS Will Help Wealthy Avoid More Taxes | Opinion, Eliminating Income Tax Means More Money for Americans | Opinion. Date(s) & Update Frequency: Rather than viewing the liberalization of drug laws as a solution to Oregon's addiction and mental health crises, officials should consider the likelihood that it has exacerbated them. Unfortunately, eliminating the threat of incarceration and abandoning cooperation between law enforcement, justice, probation and the drug treatment justice system will lead to a revolving door of substance abuse, treatment refusal, crime, homelessness and costly health care costs for hospitalization due to overdose, infections and drug-induced psychosis. Thats something the states Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission (on which both Vezina and I serve) has been asking for for at least two years, but it was never funded. 1114 0 obj Without access to treatment, drug users often feel that recovery is out of reach. <><>967 0 R]/P 1188 0 R/Pg 1177 0 R/S/Link>> Senate Bill 755 is taking all of the pieces and plugging them in to state law. Meanwhile, state health officials have reported 473 unintentional opioid overdose deaths from January to August 2021, the vast majority of those occurring after decriminalization took effect. <>974 0 R]/P 1183 0 R/Pg 1177 0 R/S/Link>> Read Oregonian/OregonLive report: Police issue few tickets under new drug decriminalization law; most people ignore court, hotline. 1227 0 obj Most of the more than 3,169 tickets issued through August were ignored, according to state courts officials, with recipients neither paying a fine nor showing up in court. 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