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Oregon voters favor less punitive approaches to crime, misbehavior, poll finds Updated Mar 17, 2021; Posted Mar 17, 2021 A crowded section of Coffee Creek Correctional Institution in Wilsonville is pictured here in 2016. (Photo by Beth Nakamura / The Oregonian|OregonLive)LC- Facebook Share Oregon voters favor new, less-punitive approaches to crime and mental health crises, with enthusiasm sky-high for diminishing police response to minor behavior incidents. Voters are less supportive of ending mandatory minimum sentences. Those are among the results of a new poll, conducted by left-leaning ...

Voters support Measure 11 but open to reducing sentences for some lower-level crimes, poll finds Updated Dec 16, 2020; A majority of registered voters surveyed support the state’s mandatory minimum sentencing law but are also open to reexamining aspects of the law, according to a poll released Wednesday by the Oregon District Attorneys Association. The association released the polling of 600 registered voters as the Legislature is expected to consider reforming Measure 11 in the upcoming session. About 47 percent of Oregon prison inmates are serving sentences under Measure 11, which voters...

Board members said they were generally pleased with the results of the survey.  “We’ve made a lot of very difficult decisions and it’s nice to see some positive results," said board president Renda Cline. Paul Fallon of Fallon Research and Communications shared the results of the survey, which was conducted between Nov. 17 and 21, at Tuesday's school board meeting. “I think we're on the right track," board member Gary Feagin said. "I think we do need to dig into this a little further because we do have a couple levies coming up in the next few years.” Fallon Resear...