We cannot continue lamenting the intersection of mental illness, homelessness and the criminal legal system while rejecting the infrastructure that could change it. Springfield found a path through its land-use rules when it wanted to build a jail. Surely it can work just as hard to find a path towards keeping people out of one.
Author Archives: Caitlin Plummer
Caitlin Plummer is executive director of Public Defender Services of Lane County, an office of attorneys and staff providing representation to our community since 1977.

