Oregon
Legal Resources:
ACLU of Oregon
P.O. Box 40585
Portland, OR 97240-0585
(503) 227-3186 - Portland
(541) 345-6162 - Eugene
Handles limited post conviction, habeas corpus and prison conditions. Direct referrals are provided to agencies, but not to private attorneys. This office does not have any staff attorneys.
Central Oregon Volunteer Lawyers Project Legal Aid Services of Oregon
888 NW Hill, Suite 6
Bend, OR 97701-2925
(541) 385-6944
Douglas County Volunteer Lawyers Project Legal Aid Services of Oregon
PO Box 219
Roseburg, OR 97470-0039
(541) 673-1182
Jackson County Center for Non-Profit Legal Services
225 W. Main St.
Medford, OR 97501-2728
(541) 779-7291
Metropolitan Public Defender
Portland Office
600 S.W. 5th Avenue
Suite 500
Portland, OR 97204
(503) 225-9100
Hillsboro Office
400 E. Main, Suite 210
Hillsboro, OR 97123
(503) 846-3413
Handles indigent criminal and traffic defense after appointment by a judge, and involuntary civil commitment proceedings. May be able to provide referrals to prisoners, particularly for services in the Portland area.
Multnomah County Legal Aid Service
700 SW Taylor St., Suite 300
Portland, OR 97205-3016
(503) 224-4094
Oregon Innocence Project Northwest
Attn: Case Screening
1100 NE Campus Parkway
Seattle, WA 98105-6617
Considers cases from Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and Montana.
Oregon Legal Services Private Bar Involvement Program
700 SW Taylor St., Suite 310
Portland, OR 97205-3016
(503) 224-4094
Oregon Legal Services Volunteer Lawyers Project
PO box 1970
Newport, OR 97365-0132
(541) 265-5305
Oregon State Bar Association
PO Box 1689
Lake Oswego, OR 97035-0889
(503) 620-0222
Oregon State Public Defender
Office of the Public Defender
1320 Capitol Street, N.E.
Suite 200
Salem, OR 97303-6469
(503) 378-3349
Handles direct criminal appeals for indigent defendants convicted of felonies in state circuit courts; misdemeanors in state district courts and parole appeals, together with parole set appeals.
Support Organizations:
After 17 Years
3225 SE Alder Ct. #1
Portland, OR 97214
Advocates for prisoners' rights, free newsletter available. "Prison Pipeline" weekly radio show can be heard in Willamette Valley Tuesday evenings from 6:30pm to 7pm on KBOO 90.7FM - write for info.
Anarchist Prisoners' Legal Aid Network
818 SW 3rd Ave, PMB 354
Portland, OR 97204
Support for anarchist and political prisoners. Also provides a newsletter.
Better People
4310 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Portland, OR 97211
Employment and counseling services for ex-offenders. Job referrals only to employers paying at least $8/hr and offering health benefits.
Children Made Visible
PO Box 716
Gladstone, OR 97207
Offers support services for children in Portland who have an incarcerated parent
CURE - Oregon
1631 NE Broadway #460
Portland, OR 97232
(888) 357-CURE
(503) 977-9979
Advocacy organization that works to reduce crime through criminal justice reform and the rehabilitation of errants.
Better People
4310 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Portland, OR 97211
(503) 281-2663
A living-wage employment and counseling program for adult offenders.
Hepatitis C Awareness Project
Contact Phyllis Beck, director
PO Box 41803
Eugene, OR 97404
(541) 607-5725
Educate prisoners and advocate for better testing, diagnosis, and prevention of Hepatitis and HIV/HCV co-infection.
Oregonians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
3509 NW Raleigh
Portland, OR 97210
Oregon Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
PO Box 14262
Portland, OR 97293-0262
(503) 249-1550
Oregon FAMM
9601 NW Leahy Rd #301
Portland, OR 97229
Education about harsh mandatory minimum laws.
Western Prison Project
PO Box 40085
Portland, OR 97240
(503) 335-8449
Education/Libraries:
Lewis & Clark Law School
Paul L. Boley Library
10015 Southwest Terwilliger Boulevard
Portland, OR 97219
Multnomah Law Library
County Court House
Portland, OR 97204
Updated June, 2005
