Oregon Justice Resource Center

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

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

“The Board of Directors review the performance of the Executive Director and determines the compensation based on comparable positions in the community.”

“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 4aOregon Innocence Project: In September 2018, the Oregon Innocence Project had its first exoneration. Our client walked free from court in Deschutes County after his indictment was dismissed. He was wrongfully convicted in April 2017 and sentenced to fifty years in prison. It took many months of work by our office to convince the DA of Deschutes County of the problems with our Clients case. Statement of Program Service Accomplishments, Form 990, Part III, line 4bWomens Justice Project: We work with and represent around 20 women per 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. 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 4cYouth Justice Project: Launched in 2018, the Youth Justice Project takes a holistic approach to addressing systemic flaws in Oregons treatment of youth in the adult justice system. The YJP is committed to reducing the criminalization and incarceration of young people, particularly youth from disenfranchised communities. Youth in oregon are vulnerable to automatic involvement in the adult criminal justice system from as young as 15 years old. Our state has one of the highest rates of incarceration of youth remanded to the adult system in the United States.”