Baker County is preparing to start a program that gives people cited for possession of relatively small amounts of certain drugs a chance to avoid criminal charges if they complete addiction treatment ...

Benton County launched its Deflection Program one day ahead of the planned start date, when the first person in Benton County ...

On Thursday, Multnomah County commissioners voted unanimously on a resolution that aims to increase accountability and transparency for the county's embattled drug deflection program. After the Oregon ...

Oregon is rolling out a new deflection model for people caught with small, personal-use amounts of illegal drugs. In 2021, Oregon stopped making it a crime to possess small amounts of drugs meant for ...