Was 2023 a year of progress or setback for Oregon’s justice system? Join us as Bobbin, Julia, Zach, and Justin reflect on the year that was, and forecast the road ahead in 2024.

What is it like to spend the holidays in prison? Join us for the first episode of “Outside Voices”—our special series of discussions with people who have experienced incarceration in Oregon. Bobbin is joined by Angela, Wayne, and two Kyles, as ...

What are Legislative Days, and why are they important? Join us this week as Bobbin, Zach, and Justin demystify these lesser-known legislative meetings and recap some of last week’s justice-related hearings.Links 

Bobbin, Zach, and Justin welcome Brittney Plesser, co-director of OJRC’s FA:IR Law Project, to discuss her recent report on access to abortion care for those incarcerated in Oregon jails. Join us for an eye-opening look at how the right to an a...

Marijuana is legal in Oregon, right? Well, not for everyone. For this and other eye-opening insights, join Bobbin, Zach, and Justin as they welcome guest Erin McKee, co-founder of the Oregon Justice Resource Center and co-director of OJRC’s Imm...

This week, Bobbin, Julia, Zach and Justin discuss OJRC’s recently published response to the Gender Informed Practices Assessment (GIPA) of Coffee Creek Correctional Facility. Julia outlines key points of the GIPA report, their implications, and...

Bobbin, Zach, Justin, Julia, and Kyle discuss what dying with a terminal illness looks like in Oregon’s prison system, Oregon’s Compassionate Release process as it stands now, and  how it badly needs to be refmedLink:“

This week, Bobbin and Justin are joined by Julia Yoshimoto, director of OJRC’s Women’s Justice Project, as they dive into the recently published Gender Informed Practices Assessment (GIPA) of Coffee Creek Correctional Facility.Links:

Bobbin, Zach, and Justin discuss the history and mythology of sheriffs in America, and take a deep dive into the growing Constitutional Sheriffs movement in Oregon and across the country. They also give their take on the past week’s Legislative...

Bobbin, Zach, and Justin react to this week’s announcement that Ellen Rosenblum will not be seeking re-election as Oregon’s Attorney General. They share their experiences dealing with the Department of Justice under Rosenblum’s tenure, and the ...

Bobbin and Zach react to the latest news about U.S. Bureau of Prisons director Colette Peters’, testimony before the US Senate Judiciary committee, and a “trophy photo” taken by police officers with a caught escapee.Links mentioned during t...

In this episode, OJRC re-launches its weekly Trail Blazing Justice podcast with an introduction to two of its new contributors, Zach Winston and Justin Low. Zach, Justin, and Bobbin Singh, OJRC's Executive Director, discuss their background in ...

Listen in to an interview from one of the community members that was on the frontlines during the 2020 George Floyd protests in our special Stop Tear-Gaslighting Us series. We are sitting down with community members who hit the streets in 2020 ...

Listen in to an interview from one of the community members that was on the frontlines during the 2020 George Floyd protests in our special Stop Tear-Gaslighting Us series. We are sitting down with community members who hit the streets in 2020 ...

Alice Lundell, our Communications Director talks with two civil rights attorneys to ask them about their perspective on the recent Supreme Court decisions and its' implications on Oregonians. Juan Chavez, our Civil Rights Project Director &...

Bobbin is joined by our Investigative Research Associate, Justin Low, who was behind our recently published reports on  Crime and Safety in Oregon in 2022: Myths, Facts, and Solutions and  ODOC: Agency in Crisis. Bobbin and Justin unp...

Join us for our fifth interview in our special Stop Tear-Gaslighting Us series. We are sitting down with community members who hit the streets in the 2020 George Floyd protests in Portland to look back and look at where we are now. We are joine...

Bobbin is joined by our Prison Outreach Coordinator and Policy Associate, Trevor Walraven and formerly incarcerated advocates Dr. Scott Spencer-Wolff and Kyle Hedquist. Reflecting on our recent report, ODOC: Agency in Crisis, Bobbin leads the c...

Join us for our forth interview in our special Stop Tear-Gaslighting Us series. We are sitting down with community members who hit the streets in the 2020 George Floyd protests in Portland to look back and look at where we are now. We are joine...

Join us for our third interview in our special Stop Tear-Gaslighting Us series. We are sitting down with community members who hit the streets in the 2020 George Floyd protests in Portland to look back and look at where we are now. We are joine...

Bobbin is joined by Zach Winston, Policy Director at OJRC to open Oregon's junk drawer only to find the Oregon Department of Corrections recent presentation at the legislature. In an assortment of bad practices, your hosts talk about the now we...

Join us for our second interview in our special Stop Tear-Gaslighting Us series. We will be sitting down with community members who hit the streets in the 2020 George Floyd protests in Portland to look back and look at where we are now. We are ...

Introducing a new podcast series... Stop Tear-Gaslighting Us. We will be sitting down with community members who hit the streets in the 2020 George Floyd protests in Portland to look back and look at where we are now. We are joined by Editor-in...

Bobbin and Eric host… two guests today! We are joined by OJRC Policy Director Zach Winston and Carl MacPherson, Executive Director of Metropolitan Public Defender. Your hosts unpack the week in news on the Supreme Court decision on ineffective ...

Bobbin and Eric host Lakayana, Executive Director of Word is Bond, who works with young Black men and boys on leadership development, and more notably, spearheaded walking tours around Portland called “In My Shoes,” where their ambassadors l...