MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. — Multnomah County says about 127 people chose deflection services over an arrest for drug possession in the first 10 weeks of the county's program, between Sept.

1. It’s meant to be a second chance for drug users, called "deflection," and it’s something Clackamas County said it has done prior to Measure 110, the 2020 voter-approved ballot measure that ...

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Lawmakers gave counties the option — and funding — to develop voluntary deflection programs that steer willing drug users into treatment and other services and away from jail. The law gives ...

During that time period the county says police referred a total of 91 people to deflection, of those 72 met with mobile deflection units that came out to the scene, 19 were taken to the Defection ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A Multnomah County deflection center that will serve as a touch point for drug users who wish to avoid jail time and instead opt for addiction treatment is set to open ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — New details are emerging about Multnomah County’s proposed deflection center set to open in a couple of weeks, including what defines “deflection.” This all comes ...

Multnomah County will shell out an additional $1.8 million to pay for construction and upgrades to its deflection center, built to give drug users an alternative to arrest. The Board of ...