Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB Portland Police Chief Robert Day unveiled the step-by-step process that police in Oregon’s largest city will follow as they attempt to get drug users access to treatment ...

Oregon recriminalized drugs on Sept. 1, 2024, after the passage of House Bill 4002. Most counties set up deflection programs to refer people to treatment rather than incarceration. Data shows counties ...

Earlier this year, Oregon lawmakers passed a bill to implement new criminal penalties for drug possession and end the state’s three-year experiment with drug decriminalization. The legislation also ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – It’s been three days since Oregon’s new drug possession law went into effect, leaving the Portland ...

Law enforcement officers arrested four people in Multnomah County Sunday under Oregon’s new law that restored criminal penalties for possession of small amounts of drugs such as fentanyl, heroin and ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – As Multnomah County leaders continue to face criticism for meeting behind closed doors while discussing a controversial deflection program, local businesses are joining forces ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Multnomah County District Attorney Nathan Vasquez announced Tuesday that his office may pursue charges against people caught in possession of hard drugs who fail to complete the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The tightening of Multnomah County’s drug deflection program comes amid what District Attorney Nathan Vasquez describes as low participation — and an even lower level of ...

I don’t know how one can describe the Multnomah County drug deflection center’s first year operating results as anything other than an absolute failure and a colossal waste of money, (“With annual ...