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Introduced
01/13/2025
01/13/2025
In Committee
02/21/2025
02/21/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
06/27/2025
06/27/2025
Introduced Session
2025 Legislative Measures
Bill Summary
The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would provide money for legal help to adults in custody at one prison in Oregon. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Directs the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to establish a program to provide legal ser- vices to assist adults in custody who are serving sentences at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facil- ity. Directs the commission to grant funds to the Oregon Justice Resource Center for purposes of the program. Directs the commission and center to evaluate the program and report to an interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to corrections no later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets December 31, 2027. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
AI Summary
This bill establishes a specialized legal services program at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Oregon, designed to assist adults in custody with their reentry and reintegration challenges. The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission will create and fund the program by granting $1,200,000 to the Oregon Justice Resource Center, which will employ attorneys to help inmates address various legal issues such as obtaining employment, housing services, and other benefits, as well as reducing vulnerability to domestic violence. The program is time-limited, running from July 1, 2025, until December 31, 2027, and requires the commission and resource center to evaluate the program's operations and success, with a mandated report to an interim legislative committee by September 15, 2026. The bill is enacted with an emergency clause, meaning it will take effect immediately upon passage, reflecting the urgency of providing legal support to help incarcerated individuals successfully transition back into their local communities.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Justice
Sponsors (12)
Tawna Sanchez (D)*,
Tom Andersen (D),
Farrah Chaichi (D),
Willy Chotzen (D),
Lisa Fragala (D),
Mark Gamba (D),
Sara Gelser Blouin (D),
Susan McLain (D),
Hai Pham (D),
Kathleen Taylor (D),
Jules Walters (D),
Aaron Woods (D),
Last Action
In committee upon adjournment. (on 06/27/2025)
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