The Oregon Department of Education has announced that children receiving special education services may be entitled to recovery services from their school district as a result of disruptions in learning caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Parents and guardians can … Read More
Youth, Rights & Justice is proud to announce the creation of our Expunction Clinic. This online clinic will focus on increasing access to expungement for individuals with juvenile records. This is a free service currently for individuals with records … Read More
Press Release: Youth, Rights & Justice Thanks Governor Brown For Signing Landmark Bill Eliminating Juvenile Fees and Fines in Oregon Salem, OR (07/23/21) – Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed Senate Bill 817 (SB 817) into law on July 19th, 2021, … Read More
Press Release: Oregon Legislature Passes Juvenile Expungement Reform (SB 575), Bill Heads to Governor’s Desk SALEM, OR (6/28/21) — On June 26th, the Oregon Legislature passed Senate Bill 575, the juvenile expungement reform bill. The bill, supported by a … Read More
Press Release: Youth, Rights & Justice Urges Governor Brown to Quickly Sign Landmark Bill Eliminating Juvenile Fees and Fines in Oregon Salem, OR (6/28/21) – Last week, the Oregon Legislature passed Senate Bill 817 (SB 817), a major bipartisan reform … Read More
The constitutionally defined day that the legislative session must end is called “sine die” (pronounced like sigh-knee die). For the 2021 session, constitutional sine die is June 27. Legislative leadership set a goal for the session to end by June … Read More
While changing terminology in the juvenile code may seem inconsequential, words matter. That’s why Youth, Rights & Justice proposed and supports SB 436 and the changes in language it makes to the juvenile code. Right now, youth who commit crimes … Read More
Building off years of reform efforts and in partnership with a broad cross-section of local stakeholders, Multnomah County is hosting an examination and transformation of juvenile probation. Supervising Attorney Lisa Kay Williams serves on the project steering committee, along … Read More
In late 2016, the staff at Youth, Rights & Justice noticed that a number of our clients in foster care were being housed in hotel rooms for long periods of time — weeks or even months — rather than … Read More
This month, Staff Attorney Jordan Bates is celebrating 10 years at Youth, Rights & Justice. Jordan, a Portland native, shared her thoughts on how her community and the world of public defense has changed since she first started at … Read More