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Supporting Justice, Fairness, and Rational Laws

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Who We Are

We are a volunteer, non-profit organization composed of Oregonians committed to justice and reason in laws relating to sex crimes. We are fathers and mothers, sisters and brothers, aunts and uncles, grandparents — members of families that contain victims of sexual abuse as well as those who have committed sexual offenses.

What We Do

  • We provide resources — emotional support and advocacy for individuals, their families and friends who are caught up in the web of sex offense prosecution, incarceration and re-entry.
  • We work with attorneys and other groups to widen support for registrants in rebuilding responsible lives in the community.
  • We research all aspects of sex offenses and society’s response to them in order to discover evidence based practices that promote public safety.
  • We bring the best current research to work for change in a system that is often at odds with what the research tells us.

What Oregon Voices Believes

  • No sexual abuse or sexual assault is ever acceptable. All victims of abuse have the right to seek justice in a system that is objective and supportive.
  • The current legal classification of “sex offender” creates a one-size-fits-all enforcement system, wasting taxpayer dollars, diluting the supervision of dangerous offenders, and reducing public safety.
  • Mandatory sentencing laws prevent judges from determining appropriate punishments.
  • The registry does not protect children from abuse; it does undermine the safety and stability of families of registrants.
  • Money spent on punitive measures, including the registry, would be better spent on education, healing and rehabilitation.
  • We must counter unsupported myths about sex offenses with facts that are supported by evidence.

CURRENT ISSUES AND EVENTS

February 23, 2023

NEW! View the updated Oregon Voices Brochure.

NEW! Read the February 2023 Oregon Voices Newsletter.

This informative Oregonian article by Maxine Bernstein describes the worsening dilemma caused by Oregon’s Registry Backlog.

Find information about current COVID-19 Tracking in Oregon Prisons.

2021 LEGISLATURE
Read a thought-provoking analysis by Talia Gad in Street Roots about the failure of the community-led BIPOC Project’s HB 2002.

View a summary of the most viewed and monitored bills of the 2021 Oregon Legislative Session.

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
Michigan Supreme Court Ruling says the registry is punishment.

NARSOL’s Lives on the Registry offers stories about lives touched by overreaching sexual offense laws.

Read the Marshall Project article “Prison Within a Prison: New Mandate Offers Lifeline for Deaf People in Custody.”

 

Donate to Oregon Voices

By donating to Oregon Voices you help us cover operational and organizational costs that include maintaining this website, assisting in legislative change, providing community resources and more. This enables us to continue our work to change unjust laws.

Contact Us

info@oregonvoices.org
971-317-6868
Oregon Voices
P.O. Box 13175
Salem, OR 97309

Due to limited resources Oregon Voices does not currently participate in the CorrLinks email system and we regret that we cannot accept email invitations from adults in custody.

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