Wesley Vaughan

    Wesley is a formerly incarcerated writer whose nonfiction has appeared in the Appeal, Bolts, Inquest, Investigate West, Next City, Prism, Shelterforce, Truthout, and with Vera Institute of Justice. He lives with his partner in Portland, Oregon, where he is finishing a book tentatively titled, It Never Entered My Mind: Workin’ with a Felony Conviction. 

    Oregon Will Close Its Oldest Prison by Building Two, One for “Geriatric” Care

    Aliza Kaplan spends most Wednesday nights inside Oregon State Penitentiary, the state’s only maximum-security ...

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    Portland Changes “Nuisance Property” Code, a Crackdown on Motel Sex Work

    Emi Koyama is the founder of Seattle-based Coalition for Rights & Safety for People ...

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    Portland Jail-Deflection Participants Who “Fail” Will Soon Face Prosecution

    It’s been 18 months since the rollback of Measure 110, Oregon’s landmark bill decriminalizing ...

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