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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><img width="185" height="60" style="width:1.927in;height:.625in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D399A5.DBD4B440" alt="cid:image001.png@01D399A5.DBD4B440"></span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">For Immediate Release<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">January 30, 2018<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">CONTACT: Charlie Burr, BOLI, (971) 673-0788
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span>
</b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Bobbin Singh, Oregon Council on Civil Rights, (503) 781-1405<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Youth and Measure 11: Civil rights report looks at impacts, makes policy recommendations<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Oregon Council on Civil Rights: Harsh sentences haven’t kept pace with modern brain science<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Portland, OR—Oregon incarcerates young people and transfers them to adult court at a higher rate than almost any other state, according to a report released today by the Oregon Council on Civil
Rights. In fact, Oregon youth face incarceration rates significantly higher than in Texas and Louisiana.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">In a report released today, “Youth and Measure 11: Impacts of Mandatory Minimums,” the Oregon Council on Civil Rights offers both policy analysis and an intimate perspective on the justice reform
conversation provided by interviews with Measure 11-affected youth. Just as the council’s 2014 report “Pay Inequality in Oregon” offered policy recommendations and a roadmap for equal pay, the new report includes specific reforms for a more effective, fair
and science-informed approach to youth involvement in the justice system. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">A key finding of the report is that Oregon’s harsh sentences haven’t kept pace with modern brain science. Although research suggests that the brain doesn’t fully develop until a person’s 20’s,
Oregon’s rigid mandatory minimum sentences leave little room for a young person’s capacity to change.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Young people of color are disproportionately harmed by Oregon’s criminal justice system: In 2012, black youth were 26 times more likely to be indicted of a Measure 11 crime than their white counterparts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">In addition, the costs of Oregon’s system are high. The state can spend as much as nearly $100,000 a year per child to incarcerate Measure 11 offenders. The impact on young people can sometimes
feel like a de facto life sentence, with lack of access to stable housing, higher education and employment due to barriers that impact their lives long after they have served their term.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">“Youth charged under Measure 11 – even those who do not receive an adult sentence — face lifetime barriers to education and employment,” said Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian. “Oregon’s juvenile
justice system brings high costs and poor outcomes. We should modernize our approach to better prepare young people to have a meaningful life after release.”
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Dr. Alisha Moreland-Capuia, a physician, scholar and executive director of the OHSU Avel Gordly Center for Healing, stressed that while our understanding of brain science has changed,
Oregon policies have not.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">“Brain science tells us that for youth, the brain is still ‘under construction’,” said Dr. Alisha Moreland-Capuia.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">“Young people lack the skills to effectively navigate an adult criminal justice system that disrupts the development process at a critical stage. Oregon should join the many other states in recognizing the role
of brain development in criminal justice reform.”</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Oregon Council on Civil Rights’ policy recommendations include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Better data collection and transparency in data</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">: Making prosecution data, such as demographic data of youth referred to prosecutors’ offices, publicly
available supports evidence-based policymaking. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Youth charged under Measure 11 should not be automatically moved to adult court</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">: A judge should weigh the unique facts of the case before removing a young
person from the juvenile system. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Grant youth a chance for a second-look hearing</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">: Every young person should have the chance to grow and change during detention. After serving fifty percent
of a sentence, youth should have an opportunity for a second-look hearing, a rigorous review of the young person’s progress and rehabilitation.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Address root causes:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Oregon should boost investment in anti-poverty safety net programs that promote family stability and decrease future involvement with the criminal justice system. Along with preventative measures, stakeholders throughout
the criminal justice system should be trained in trauma-informed care, cultural responsivity and brain development.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:38.25pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">“Oregon can do more to improve public safety outcomes while giving young people a chance to thrive,” said Roberta Phillip-Robbins, chair of the Oregon Council on Civil Rights. “Just as the Council helped shape
the conversation around equal pay, with today’s report, we hope to be a force to adjust our misguided approach to youth and Measure 11. It’s clear that we can make better use of taxpayer resources while improving public safety and reducing recidivism in communities
around the state.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Copies of the report are available online
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/boli/SiteAssets/pages/press/Youth%20and%20Measure%2011%20in%20Oregon%20Final.pdf">
here</a>. Other resources:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">“<a href="http://ojrc.info/disrupting-mass-incarceration-at-the-local-level/">Disrupting Mass Incarceration at the Local Level: A Guide to Mapping Reform</a>” from the Oregon Justice Resource
Center<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://droregon.org/wp-content/uploads/REPORT-Dont-Look-Around-A-Window-into-Inhumane-Conditions-for-Youth-at-NORCOR-December-5-2017.pdf">“Don’t Look Around: A Window Into Inhumane
Conditions for Youth at NORCOR”</a> from Disability Rights Oregon<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">“<a href="https://safetyandjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Misguided_Measures.pdf">Misguided Measures</a>” from Campaign for Youth Justice and Partnership for Safety and Justice<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">“<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/cjc/SAC/Documents/measure_11_analysis_final.pdf">Longitudinal Study of the Application of Measure 11 and Mandatory Minimums in Oregon</a>” from the Oregon Criminal
Justice Commission<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Charlie Burr<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Communications Director<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">800 NE Oregon, Ste. 1050<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Portland, OR 97232<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tel: 971-673-0788 <o:p></o:p></p>
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