PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — It’s been one year since Multnomah County launched an $8 million program meant to give people caught with drugs a choice: a jail cell or support. Around that same time, Oregon ...

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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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — In the first two months since simple drug possession was recriminalized in Oregon, officials in Multnomah County say that 91 people were referred to deflection instead of being ...

Multnomah County will shell out an additional $1.8 million to pay for construction and upgrades to its deflection center, built to give drug users an alternative to arrest. The Board of Commissioners ...

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 ...

Multnomah County leaders are calling for an overhaul of the County's drug deflection program, citing a lack of meaningful recovery and a need for stronger accountability measures.

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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 ...

When used in structural engineering, the term deflection refers to load-induced displacement, which typically affects beam designs. It can be an extremely complicated value to calculate when ...