Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today released a new report discussing the obstacles to the effective delivery of fair and unbiased justice to crime victims and survivors, particularly those from communities impacted by inequity. The report makes a series of... View Article
Oregon Attorney General Ellen today highlighted the results of the first Senate Bill 577 report » from the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission (CJC), which is designed to share data on Oregon’s new hate and bias crimes and bias incidents law.... 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
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum released a Law Enforcement Bias Response Toolkit to help law enforcement respond to victims of bias crimes and other hateful incidents. The toolkit includes resources such as a victim referral pocket card, suggested language for... View Article
Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum’s June 5, 2020 statement on racial justice. Dear colleagues, friends, Oregonians — The killing of George Floyd and other Black citizens, including Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia and Breonna Taylor in Kentucky, are profoundly tragic and heartbreaking.... View Article
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News on June 5, 2020
Oregonians Encouraged to Sign the Call to Action Oregon Attorney General Rosenblum, along with the Attorney General’s Steering Committee Against Hate Crimes, today issued an anti-discrimination Call to Action signed by Oregon Governor Kate Brown, Secretary of State Bev Clarno,... View Article
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today announced a new statewide public service (PSA) campaign to make Oregonians aware of the state’s new hate and bias crime law, which fully went into effect January 1, 2020. The PSA will be distributed... View Article
Source: Salem Reporter », By Jake Thomas, November 6, 2019 Improved data could reveal the breadth of hate in Oregon while aiding law enforcement and community groups. In late October, the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office won the first conviction under Oregon’s... View Article
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News on November 7, 2019
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum thanked the Oregon Senate for unanimously passing a comprehensive change to Oregon’s hate crimes law. The new law will create a better response system for victims of hate crimes and bias incidents, improve the collection... View Article
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee in support of Senate Bill 577, a bill created by AG Rosenblum’s Hate Crime Prevention Task Force. The legislation proposes a targeted investment in a model of service... View Article