Partnership for Safety and Justice
@safetyandjustice.bsky.social
Oregon’s leading voice for public safety and criminal justice reform. Learn more at safetyandjustice.org.
Join Lutheran Community Services NW, Brown Hope, and the Restorative Roots Project for a Restorative Justice Meet and Greet with Multnomah County candidates. https://events.humanitix.com/rj-meet-greet-multco.
Restorative Justice Meet and Greet with Multnomah County Candidates
Join us for a Restorative Justice Meet and Greet with candidates for the Multnomah County Commission, and help inspire community healing and repair.
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October 7, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Join Lutheran Community Services NW, Brown Hope, and the Restorative Roots Project for a Restorative Justice Meet and Greet with Multnomah County candidates. https://events.humanitix.com/rj-meet-greet-multco.
Join Latino Network to learn about Ranked Choice Voting, how to rank your choices on your ballot, and get support updating your voter registration and ballot. https://secure.everyaction.com/gF_qTedOwU2UlEJEdLNu9w2
October 6, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Join Latino Network to learn about Ranked Choice Voting, how to rank your choices on your ballot, and get support updating your voter registration and ballot. https://secure.everyaction.com/gF_qTedOwU2UlEJEdLNu9w2
This #WrongfulConvictionDay, support the Oregon Innocence Project work tirelessly to expose these systemic failures, overturn unjust convictions, and fight for their clients' freedom.
Wrongful Conviction Day Community Fundraiser — Oregon Innocence Project
www.oregoninnocence.org
October 2, 2026 at 2:03 AM
This #WrongfulConvictionDay, support the Oregon Innocence Project work tirelessly to expose these systemic failures, overturn unjust convictions, and fight for their clients' freedom.
As National Recovery Month comes to a close, PSJ is highlighting Plaza de Nuestra Comunidad and its culturally specific recovery services in Lane County. Read now: https://safetyandjustice.org/resource/what-it-takes-to-build-community-a-visit-with-plaza-de-nuestra-comunidad/.
What It Takes to Build Community: A Visit with Plaza de Nuestra Comunidad - Partnership for Safety and Justice
Devon Peña, communications and development director, reflects on the impact of Plaza de Nuestra Comunidad in Lane County, which combines social services like
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September 30, 2026 at 8:46 PM
As National Recovery Month comes to a close, PSJ is highlighting Plaza de Nuestra Comunidad and its culturally specific recovery services in Lane County. Read now: https://safetyandjustice.org/resource/what-it-takes-to-build-community-a-visit-with-plaza-de-nuestra-comunidad/.
Safety means a whole ecosystem of care connecting people with basic services including housing, food, medical care, and behavioral health care.
How unarmed 911 teams are reshaping public safety in nearly 100 cities
Alternative response programs, where mental health clinicians respond to 911 calls instead of police, have proliferated since George Floyd's murder. What does it take to do this work well?
www.npr.org
September 29, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Safety means a whole ecosystem of care connecting people with basic services including housing, food, medical care, and behavioral health care.
Shannon has spent nearly 30 years working in criminal justice, from death penalty defense in Louisiana to now leading PSJ in #OR. Shannon shares what nearly three decades of this work has taught her, and where Oregon goes from here. https://kboo.fm/media/135265-partnership-safety-justice.
Partnership for Safety & Justice
Host Karen James speaks with Shannon Wight in her new role as executive director at Partnership for Safety and Justice. PSJ is the leading public safety and criminal justice reform organization in Oregon transforming society’s response to crime thru innovative solutions that insure accountability, racial equity and healing. https://safetyandjustice.org/ https://www.facebook.com/safetyandjustice/
kboo.fm
September 15, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Shannon has spent nearly 30 years working in criminal justice, from death penalty defense in Louisiana to now leading PSJ in #OR. Shannon shares what nearly three decades of this work has taught her, and where Oregon goes from here. https://kboo.fm/media/135265-partnership-safety-justice.
"If we're going to break the cycle of second and third generation poverty, we need to intervene." - Phil Ortega, founder of Life Art, who built a mentorship through art and peer support to interrupt the cycle before it starts for youth. 🔗 https://safetyandjustice.org/resource/if-not-us-then-who/.
“If not us, then who?” - Partnership for Safety and Justice
An interview with Phil Ortega, founder of Life Art, and the impact of JREP on ending the school-to-prison pipeline in Jackson County, Oregon.
safetyandjustice.org
August 25, 2026 at 7:03 PM
"If we're going to break the cycle of second and third generation poverty, we need to intervene." - Phil Ortega, founder of Life Art, who built a mentorship through art and peer support to interrupt the cycle before it starts for youth. 🔗 https://safetyandjustice.org/resource/if-not-us-then-who/.
What does support for survivors look like? Join Bradley Angle for “DV 101: A Community Conversation” on Sat, Aug 22 (11 AM–1 PM) at 5432 N. Albina Ave. PSJ is proud to amplify Bradley Angle’s trauma-informed, survivor-centered work! 💜 #PDX #SupportSurvivors
August 19, 2026 at 10:02 PM
What does support for survivors look like? Join Bradley Angle for “DV 101: A Community Conversation” on Sat, Aug 22 (11 AM–1 PM) at 5432 N. Albina Ave. PSJ is proud to amplify Bradley Angle’s trauma-informed, survivor-centered work! 💜 #PDX #SupportSurvivors
Members of Transforming Justice Coalition co-presented at Multnomah County's Juvenile Justice Steering Committee on an educational and empowerment toolkit built to support youth and families navigating the justice system. Thank you to the members of MultCo's Juvenile Justice Steering Committee.
August 12, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Members of Transforming Justice Coalition co-presented at Multnomah County's Juvenile Justice Steering Committee on an educational and empowerment toolkit built to support youth and families navigating the justice system. Thank you to the members of MultCo's Juvenile Justice Steering Committee.
The Family Sentencing Alternative Program (FSAP) lets eligible parents and caregivers serve sentences in their community instead of prison. For Pam, that meant staying home w/ her grandson who has since graduated school, gotten his license, and found a job. Read safetyandjustice.org/resource/fsap.
August 7, 2026 at 5:02 PM
The Family Sentencing Alternative Program (FSAP) lets eligible parents and caregivers serve sentences in their community instead of prison. For Pam, that meant staying home w/ her grandson who has since graduated school, gotten his license, and found a job. Read safetyandjustice.org/resource/fsap.
In @filtermag.bsky.social, ED Shannon Wight explains why beginning with where to build – rather than whether to build – puts "the cart before the horse." #OR must address unsafe prison conditions while investing in solutions that reduce harm.
Oregon Will Close Its Oldest Prison by Building Two, One for "Geriatric" Care
Officials acknowledge that Oregon State Penitentiary, built in Salem in 1866, is "well beyond its useful life."
filtermag.org
August 5, 2026 at 9:02 PM
In @filtermag.bsky.social, ED Shannon Wight explains why beginning with where to build – rather than whether to build – puts "the cart before the horse." #OR must address unsafe prison conditions while investing in solutions that reduce harm.
Grateful for the 15 community leaders who met with us at UTOPIA PDX to help shape PSJ’s upcoming campaign, Building Communities, Not Prisons in Oregon.
Your feedback is making this work stronger before we launch. Together, community leads the way! 🛠️✨
Your feedback is making this work stronger before we launch. Together, community leads the way! 🛠️✨
August 3, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Grateful for the 15 community leaders who met with us at UTOPIA PDX to help shape PSJ’s upcoming campaign, Building Communities, Not Prisons in Oregon.
Your feedback is making this work stronger before we launch. Together, community leads the way! 🛠️✨
Your feedback is making this work stronger before we launch. Together, community leads the way! 🛠️✨
Healing. Accountability. Keeping families together. 💚
Pam's story shows what's possible when Oregon leads with trauma-informed care instead of unnecessary incarceration. Thanks to FSAP and the advocates, legislators, and communities who advocated for it.
https://safetyandjustice.org/resource/fsap/.
Pam's story shows what's possible when Oregon leads with trauma-informed care instead of unnecessary incarceration. Thanks to FSAP and the advocates, legislators, and communities who advocated for it.
https://safetyandjustice.org/resource/fsap/.
Pam’s story: “FSAP has made a real difference in my life.” - Partnership for Safety and Justice
When Pam talks about her life today, she talks about her growth.
safetyandjustice.org
July 31, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Healing. Accountability. Keeping families together. 💚
Pam's story shows what's possible when Oregon leads with trauma-informed care instead of unnecessary incarceration. Thanks to FSAP and the advocates, legislators, and communities who advocated for it.
https://safetyandjustice.org/resource/fsap/.
Pam's story shows what's possible when Oregon leads with trauma-informed care instead of unnecessary incarceration. Thanks to FSAP and the advocates, legislators, and communities who advocated for it.
https://safetyandjustice.org/resource/fsap/.
Big news: Shannon Wight is PSJ's new Executive Director after 18 years with our team. Her first letter looks back at 25 years of justice reform in Oregon — and forward at what's next. 💚
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A new chapter for PSJ – and an invitation to build it with us - Partnership for Safety and Justice
A message from Shannon Wight, Executive Director
safetyandjustice.org
July 30, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Big news: Shannon Wight is PSJ's new Executive Director after 18 years with our team. Her first letter looks back at 25 years of justice reform in Oregon — and forward at what's next. 💚
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"If monetary obligations are having a negative impact on recidivism, maybe we need to rethink the place of these obligations in the system." - #OR Judge. 120,000+ Oregonians carry $1.4B in court debt. It's concentrated in 10% of zip codes in OR. Read more at www.ojrc.info/price-of-justice-report.
July 16, 2026 at 7:30 PM
"If monetary obligations are having a negative impact on recidivism, maybe we need to rethink the place of these obligations in the system." - #OR Judge. 120,000+ Oregonians carry $1.4B in court debt. It's concentrated in 10% of zip codes in OR. Read more at www.ojrc.info/price-of-justice-report.
As the U.S. reflects on 250 years of history, we must ask: What does safety actually mean, and who gets to experience it? www.time.com/article/2026/06/03/what-the-next-250-years-of-american-justice-should-look-like/.
July 3, 2026 at 7:01 PM
As the U.S. reflects on 250 years of history, we must ask: What does safety actually mean, and who gets to experience it? www.time.com/article/2026/06/03/what-the-next-250-years-of-american-justice-should-look-like/.
Imagine if every city invested in community violence intervention. We're celebrating the first cohort of Portland State University and POIC's Community Safety Worker certificate program.
Pilot program awards Community Safety Worker certificates for violence prevention workers
In an intimate and boisterous ceremony this week at Portland State University’s Smith Memorial Student Union, nine graduates received Community Safety Worker certificates that represented two years of challenging structured training and applied learning in a first-of-its-kind program to professionalize...
www.pdx.edu
June 27, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Imagine if every city invested in community violence intervention. We're celebrating the first cohort of Portland State University and POIC's Community Safety Worker certificate program.
Thank you, Paul Solomon, for encouraging lawmakers to focus on innovative solutions alongside the people most impacted by these issues, ensuring we can improve public safety for all Oregonians.
June 23, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Thank you, Paul Solomon, for encouraging lawmakers to focus on innovative solutions alongside the people most impacted by these issues, ensuring we can improve public safety for all Oregonians.
Thank you Keri Moran-Kuhn, Executive Director, Oregon Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, for encouraging lawmakers to prioritize funding for services for survivors of domestic and sexual violence and their families.
June 23, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Thank you Keri Moran-Kuhn, Executive Director, Oregon Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, for encouraging lawmakers to prioritize funding for services for survivors of domestic and sexual violence and their families.
This Father's Day, we are sharing "Sending Kites," a new monthly column by @themarshallproject.org amplifying the experiences/advice of incarcerated parents and their children across the United States. Read now: www.themarshallproject.org/2026/06/16/prison-life-advice-parenting-fathers-mothers
June 21, 2026 at 9:01 PM
This Father's Day, we are sharing "Sending Kites," a new monthly column by @themarshallproject.org amplifying the experiences/advice of incarcerated parents and their children across the United States. Read now: www.themarshallproject.org/2026/06/16/prison-life-advice-parenting-fathers-mothers
As the weather warms up, there's no better way to cool down than with Fifty Licks!🍦 We’re so grateful to owner Chad and his team, who have supported our Willamette Week’s Give!Guide campaign for years by providing delicious rewards for donors. Make sure to show them some love and support!
June 20, 2026 at 9:01 PM
As the weather warms up, there's no better way to cool down than with Fifty Licks!🍦 We’re so grateful to owner Chad and his team, who have supported our Willamette Week’s Give!Guide campaign for years by providing delicious rewards for donors. Make sure to show them some love and support!
Juneteenth is more than a celebration of delayed emancipation — it is a living reminder of the ongoing fight for Black liberation. While there is still work to be done, we must reflect on the history that shapes us. Join local events: www.oregonblackpioneers.org/2026-juneteenth-events-in-oregon/.
June 18, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Juneteenth is more than a celebration of delayed emancipation — it is a living reminder of the ongoing fight for Black liberation. While there is still work to be done, we must reflect on the history that shapes us. Join local events: www.oregonblackpioneers.org/2026-juneteenth-events-in-oregon/.
We deserve a system that supports people when they’ve been harmed and a process where those who cause harm face accountability. But, our current system is falling short of these promises. As #OR considers new prison construction, we need a transparent, community-engaged, long-term corrections plan.
June 18, 2026 at 1:31 AM
We deserve a system that supports people when they’ve been harmed and a process where those who cause harm face accountability. But, our current system is falling short of these promises. As #OR considers new prison construction, we need a transparent, community-engaged, long-term corrections plan.
Yesterday, our Policy Team organized key leaders to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee about prioritizing a transparent, long-term, community-engaged corrections plan which includes proven interventions to reduce and repair harm while holding people accountable.
June 17, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Yesterday, our Policy Team organized key leaders to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee about prioritizing a transparent, long-term, community-engaged corrections plan which includes proven interventions to reduce and repair harm while holding people accountable.
SB 581 has demonstrated the power of collaboration b/w the Transforming Justice Coalition and the Oregon Department of Corrections by drastically reducing the number of people on community supervision.
Oregon’s Earned Discharge Program breaks the harmful cycle of surveillance for those formerly incarcerated
The program creates a consistent pathway for people on probation and post-prison supervision to earn a reduction in their sentence through good behavior and compliance
www.streetroots.org
June 8, 2026 at 10:02 PM
SB 581 has demonstrated the power of collaboration b/w the Transforming Justice Coalition and the Oregon Department of Corrections by drastically reducing the number of people on community supervision.