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Portland police lay out their process for deflection, just days before drugs are recriminalized

Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB Portland Police Chief Robert Day unveiled the step-by-step process that police in Oregon’s largest city will follow as they attempt to get drug users access to treatment ...
OPB

What does drug recriminalization and deflection look like in Multnomah County?

Earlier this year, Oregon lawmakers passed a bill to implement new criminal penalties for drug possession and end the state’s three-year experiment with drug decriminalization. The legislation also ...
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MultCo deflection center to open next week, providing drug users with alternative to jail

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A Multnomah County deflection center that will serve as a touch point for drug users who wish to avoid jail time and instead opt for addiction treatment is set to open its ...
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Multnomah County says dozens of people signed up for deflection in first two months of program

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Dozens of people have agreed to deflection rather than going to jail for possessing small amounts of hard drugs in the first two months of Multnomah County’s new program. The ...
Oregonian

First 4 people arrested in Multnomah County, 2 sent to deflection under Oregon’s new drug crime law

Law enforcement officers arrested four people in Multnomah County Sunday under Oregon’s new law that restored criminal penalties for possession of small amounts of drugs such as fentanyl, heroin and ...
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Multnomah County officials promise sobering center will be operational by Sept 1

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — With new drug possession charges scheduled to take effect on Sept 1, Multnomah County officials promise a sobering center will be operational and ready to give people caught with ...