Oregon Justice Resource Center

“A copy of the 990 is emailed to all members of the governing body and reviewed before filing”

“Annually the Board of Directors discloses any conflicts of interests”

“The compensation of the Executive Director is based on comparable salaries paid to similar situated individuals.The compensation package is discussed and reviewed with the President and then forwarded to the Board for approval.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request”

“Statement of Program Service Accomplishments, Form 990, Part III, line 4aImmigrant Rights Project: In January 2018, the Oregon Justice Resource Center launched its Immigrant Rights Project. The Immigrant Rights Project provides free personalized legal analysis to Oregon public defense providers of pleas and convictions for their non-citizen clients. This was the first year of operation for the project. It is administered by the Oregon Justice Resource Center and funded by the Office of Public Defense Services. Joseph Justin Rollin and Erin McKee are co-directors of the project. Statement of Program Service Accomplishments, Form 990, Part III, line 4bWomens Justice Project: The Womens Justice Project is the first and only program in Oregon to exclusively address the needs of women who are intersecting with the criminal justice system. WJPs goals are to ensure that the criminal justice system treats women fairly, protects their health and safety, and makes it possible for them?to successfully rejoin their communities when they are released. It provides individual legal assistance to primarily Native American women incarcerated in Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville, Ore., and to formerly incarcerated women. The project is staffed by Project Director and Attorney Julia Yoshimoto. Womens Justice Project - continued:Every fall, we host a Women in Prison Conference to bring together those in our community who are interested in issues affecting justice-involved women. Attendees include social service providers, lawyers, formerly incarcerated people, state and local policymakers, and community members. The 2018 conference will focus will be on the impact of Oregons mandatory minimum sentencing law Measure 11 on women and girls. We work with and represent around 20 women a year who need assistance with a range of civil legal issues. We help women - while they are still incarcerated - to resolve or work out how to deal with civil legal issues that would likely be obstacles to success after their release from prison. Womens Justice Project - continued:Many of the women we work with are facing the challenge of healing from and overcoming difficult backgrounds. They have often experienced trauma, poverty, substance abuse, or mental illness. Reentry after incarceration is a huge transition, full of systems to navigate and numerous demands and requirements to meet. Most have few resources or supports available to them. Our work has shown that women are better prepared for reentry if they address their responsibilities while they are in prison which puts them on a stronger footing to be successful once they are back in the community. Statement of Program Service Accomplishments, Form 990, Part III, line 4cAmicus Project: Through our Amicus Curiae (friend of the court) Committee, we provide amicus assistance to cases in Oregon that present significant social justice issues related to criminal defense, civil rights, or juvenile justice, or are of particular importance to communities typically underserved by the legal system. As part of our mission to advance civil rights and liberties through advocacy, we draft as well as sign on to amicus briefs on cutting-edge social justice issues facing Oregon courts. Amicus curiae briefs are an important way in which we contribute our analysis of significant but undeveloped aspects of critical cases. Amicus Project - continued:The committee continues to track important civil rights and criminal justice cases in the appellate courts, and regularly participates as amicus, having submitted more than 30 briefs in the past few years. All of the committee members are attorney volunteers.”