PORTLAND, Ore. — It's been nearly a year since Multnomah County opened its deflection center in Portland's Central Eastside, its original role envisioned as a place for law enforcement to take people ...

In response to low engagement in Multnomah County’s drug deflection program, District Attorney Nathan Vasquez has announced steep changes. Starting Jan. 5, people that fail to complete the county’s ...

Several years ago, I went to the Saddle Ranch on Sunset Boulevard and decided it would be a great idea to ride the mechanical bull. Winston Source: Image by Nancy Wong on Wikimedia Commons Once I ...

Scene from The hypocrite, engraving from a painting by Robert Smirke (1753-1845), illustration from the magazine The Illustrated London News, volume LIV, January 30, 1869. There is one psychological ...

We’ve all encountered them – those people who have a special talent for turning the tables when confronted about their behavior. One moment you’re addressing something hurtful they did, and the next ...

Frustrated with the performance of Multnomah County’s drug-crime deflection center, Commissioner Shannon Singleton proposed a set of reforms aimed at tying it more closely to county bureaus that ...

Last year, Oregon ended its three-year experiment with drug decriminalization known as Measure 110. This came when Oregon lawmakers passed House Bill 4002 to implement new criminal penalties for drug ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Since Sunday, four people in Portland have been connected to recovery services under a program called "deflection," including two during a police mission on Sunday, the first day that ...

Multnomah County is expanding its temporary deflection center in Southeast Portland to include 13 sobering beds, officials announced Wednesday. The Coordinated Care Pathway Center, which opened in ...