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The Victim Rights Law Center (VRLC) is a non-profit organization that provides free legal services to victims of rape and sexual assault in Massachusetts and Oregon. [4] Established in 2003, it became the first nonprofit law center in the United States solely dedicated to serving the legal needs of sexual assault victims. [ 5 ]
Demetria Hester in June 2021. Demetria Hester (born () November 30, 1974) is a Black activist, speaker, and hate crime survivor based in Portland, Oregon. [1] She is a frequent organizer of and speaker at Portland's George Floyd protests, Black Lives Matter rallies, and vigils for victims of police violence.
Between October 1, 2019, and September 30, 2020, the National Center for Victims of Crime was awarded one $1,337,875 in federal grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to fund the National Crime Victims Helpline. [40] [47] It was also awarded a $714,844 grant from the District of Columbia to fund the DC Victim Hotline. [48]
The defeat of a progressive prosecutor in an Oregon district attorney’s race this week is underscoring the delicate dance Democrats face on the issues of crime and public safety ahead of November.
House Majority Leader William Lamberth, R-Portland, who sponsored both bills, in a statement said overcrowded jails “matter little to a victim or family who has lost a loved one to a violent ...
Like most states, Oregon moved to expand the rights of crime victims in the 1980s and 1990s. The Multnomah County District Attorney's Office was a leader in this effort. [13] Schrunk and his office worked with the legislature, and victims’ rights groups to establish significant statutory and constitutional rights for crime victims.
The economic impact of crime in Oregon was an estimated $14.9 billion in 2023, according to a report released by the Common Sense Institute this week. That is a cost of $3,509 per Oregon resident.
Unidentified murder victim found dismembered in Willamette River: Omar August Pinson: Hood River: 1947-04-15: Escaped prisoner shot and fatally wounded an Oregon State Police officer: Murder of Thelma Taylor: Portland: 1949-08-06: Teenager abducted and murdered: Jeannace June Freeman: 1961: Murdered two children of her lover, first woman ...