OREGON CRIME FIGHTING ACT (INITIATIVE PETITION 13) RECEIVES FINAL FINANCIAL IMPACT ESTIMATE

The committee charged with the responsibility for writing the financial impact statement for the Oregon Crime Fighting Act completed work on July 30, 2010.  On behalf of the Oregon Anti-Crime Alliance, I monitored the process and suggested changes to the initial draft statement.  Several of my suggestions were adopted, and I helped craft the final language for the completed statement at the meeting last Friday.

 In short, the measure sets a 25-year mandatory minimum sentence for serious repeat sex offenders and makes the third conviction for drunken driving a felony with a mandatory minimum sentence of 90 days in jail. [ Read More ]