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Read News: Oregon joins momentum, introduces racial impact bill

By The Sentencing Project

Oregon Rep. Chip Shields (D) has introduced a racial impact bill that would require lawmakers to consider the potential racial or ethnic impact of proposed criminal justice legislation. The bill, HB 2352, would apply not only to legislation considered by the legislature, but also to ballot measures considered by voters. Oregon joins a trend of states recognizing the need for such legislation including Iowa, Illinois and Connecticut, which have recently adopted such policies in an effort to alleviate the racial disparity that exists in prisons nationally. Posted Date:1/27/2009 2:39:06 PM

Full post as published by The Sentencing Project on January 27, 2009 (boomark / email).