Could Measure 11′s mandatory prison sentences disappear?
Could Measure 11′s mandatory prison sentences disappear? Legislation would do away with landmark law’s minimum terms and give violent offenders chance to earn early release Updated on Feb 27, 2021; Published on Feb 27, 2021 Inside Oregon State Penitentiary, January 22, 2020 Beth Nakamura/Staff Twitter Share A quarter-century has passed since Oregon voters said yes to a law that would profoundly reshape how the state treats its most violent offenders. Measure 11 created a class of crimes that in the eyes of voters deserved longer prison sentences and ensured people convicted of those o...
Source: oregonlive.com