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Multnomah County DA threatens prosecution of drug users who fail to complete deflection program

Multnomah County District Attorney Nathan Vasquez announced Tuesday that his office may pursue charges against people caught in possession of hard drugs who fail to complete the county's deflection ...
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With annual data in, pressure is on Multnomah County to increase use of expensive new deflection center

An annual report released last week showed that police dropped people off at the new Multnomah County deflection center just 606 times – less than two a day – during its entire first year of ...
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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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Portland police lay out their process for deflection, just days before drugs are recriminalized

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Oregon deflection data will show how many people can't access drug treatment

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — It's been one month since Oregon's new drug possession charge took affect and since most counties have been operating a deflection program. The state has devised a data ...