Media
Our major areas of work are:
Mass incarceration and prison industrial complex abolition
Actual innocence and wrongful convictions
Excessive sentencing and harsh punishments
Women in the criminal justice system
Youth justice and fair sentencing of youth
The intersection of criminal law and immigration law known as "crimmigration"
The death penalty
Re-entry and the collateral consequences of convictions
Civil rights of people intersecting with the criminal justice system and law enforcement
Primary media contact
Alice Lundell
Director of Communication.
Contact us with media inquiries only at the form below. For other inquiries, use our main contact page.
Press releases, statements, and letters
9/30/24 The Oregon Innocence Project marks ten years of freeing wrongfully convicted Oregonians
9/18/24 Statement on lawsuits against the Oregon Youth Authority
Learn more about these cases at oyajustice.com
6/28/24 Statement on the U.S. Supreme Court decision in City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson
2/29/24 Advocates demand answers on true costs of drug law changes
2/29/24 Fiscal Impact Statement letter to Oregon leaders
2/20/24 Racial and Ethnic Impact Statement request letter to Oregon leaders
2/5/24 Advocates warn against returning to War on Drugs-era laws allowing unfair convictions
12/20/23 Letter from OJRC to Governor Kotek regarding Corrections Ombudsperson conflicts
11/3/23 Abortion rights of Oregonians in jail are under threat, finds new report