PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — It’s been one year since Multnomah County launched an $8 million program meant to give people caught with drugs a choice: a jail cell or support. Around that same time, Oregon ...

Portland will prosecute deflection no‑shows after 90 days; Seattle is pushing more diversion. Local debate over treatment ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — It's been nearly a year since Multnomah County opened its deflection center in Portland's Central Eastside, its original role envisioned as a place for law enforcement to take people ...

While some proposals under consideration are for greater accountability, others aim to better set participants up for success ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — One way or another, changes are coming for Multnomah County's drug deflection program — though the details may depend on how much the county's district attorney and commissioners can ...

Clackamas County won’t have a deflection program for people stopped with user amounts of illegal drugs because the state agency providing grants to counties declined its application, the county’s ...

MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. (KPTV) - Multnomah County has pushed the opening of its deflection and sobering center in order to meet staffing levels, training standards and allow for more community feedback ...

Last year, Oregon ended its three-year experiment with drug decriminalization known as Measure 110. This came when Oregon lawmakers passed House Bill 4002 to implement new criminal penalties for drug ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A Multnomah County deflection center that will serve as a touch point for drug users who wish to avoid jail time and instead opt for addiction treatment is set to open its ...

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