The Oregon Department of Justice (ODOJ), alongside the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission (CJC), today released the 2024 Bias Crimes Annual Report, revealing complex and concerning developments in bias crime and incident reporting across the state. For the first time since... View Article
Today, the Oregon Department of Justice Civil Rights Unit (CRU) kicked off its “You Belong.” campaign, a culturally- and linguistically-inclusive, statewide, multimedia public outreach effort to increase the awareness of Oregon’s Bias Response Hotline. The campaign will deploy six public... View Article
“Aquí Perteneces” para apoyar a las víctimas de incidentes de prejuicio y delitos de odio. Hoy, la Unidad de Derechos Civiles (CRU) del Departamento de Justicia de Oregón inició su campaña “Aquí Perteneces”, un esfuerzo de anuncio de servicio público... View Article
Oregon was the first state in the nation to become a sanctuary state when leaders enacted a law in 1987 prohibiting state and local law enforcement and government agencies from assisting federal authorities with immigration enforcement. In 2021, the Oregon... View Article
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today launched a new statewide Sanctuary Promise Hotline. Anyone can and should report suspected violations of Oregon sanctuary laws to the hotline in any language. Oregon’s long-standing sanctuary laws restrict state and local law enforcement... View Article
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced today that the Oregon Department of Justice (DOJ) will host a month-long “Community Conversations” series to hear from marginalized Oregonians about their experiences with institutional racism and implicit bias. There will be a different... View Article
