Public safety

“Criminal Justice Reform THE CHALLENGEThe approach we have historically taken for public safety does not work. Oregon prisons hold more than 12,000 incarcerated individuals, all of whom require our tax dollars to house and support–as many of these individuals are growing older, sicker, and in need of medical care. As working Oregonians struggle with affordability, now is not the time to spend even more taxpayer dollars on building more prisons for larger prison populations.WILLY’S SUCCESSESSince being elected to the state legislature, he has prioritized making our criminal legal system more just, fair, and efficient. He passed legislation to modernize the expungement process for juvenile convictions, ensuring that bureaucracy is not a barrier for young individuals who have bettered their lives. He fought to secure funding for restorative justice programs, make compensation for wrongful convictions easier to obtain, and create a process to allow review of past convictions that were based on discredited junk science.WILLY’S VISIONAs a public defender, Willy knows that incarcerating more individuals and building more prisons will not stop crime. Investing early into social welfare programs, affordability, and education will. Willy plans to continue investing in the existing restorative justice programs that work while preventing initial incarceration by fighting for a healthier, safer community from the start.”

“The approach we have historically taken for public safety does not work. Oregon prisons hold more than 12,000 incarcerated individuals, all of whom require our tax dollars to house and support–as many of these individuals are growing older, sicker, and in need of medical care. As working Oregonians struggle with affordability, now is not the time to spend even more taxpayer dollars on building more prisons for larger prison populations.”

“As a public defender, Willy knows that incarcerating more individuals and building more prisons will not stop crime. Investing early into social welfare programs, affordability, and education will. Willy plans to continue investing in the existing restorative justice programs that work while preventing initial incarceration by fighting for a healthier, safer community from the start.”