Candidate for Lane County District Attorney in 2024 Oregon Primary Election.
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Get StartedAllow Law Enforcement to release their own press statements and body camera videos after critical incidents. Learn more
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James Cleavenger is running for Lane County District Attorney in an effort to improve the fairness and effectiveness of the criminal justice system in Lane County, by creating a more transparent and data-driven system of prosecution, while promoting alternatives to mass incarceration and increased mental health & addiction treatment services, in order to reduce recidivism. Learn more
Require informing the arresting agency every time someone they arrested is released from jail. Learn more
Reduce Recidivism Through the use of alternatives to mass incarceration and increased funding for Addiction & Mental Health Treatment Programs. Learn more
Restructure The DA’s Office Designate 2 Assistant DA’s to handle cases referred by the smaller outside-Eugene/Springfield police departments (Cottage Grove, Coburg, Oakridge, Junction City, and Florence). This way, law enforcement and victims know who to call for updates on their cases. Learn more
Increase Transparency The current DA has continued her predecessor’s tendency to deny many public records requests, and has been reluctant to collect and release demographic data related to prosecutions, which has led to some mistrust of the office. We can’t properly address the problems and inequities without the data to identify them. Learn more
Create aCitizens Advisory Committeethat meets monthly to give input on policy decisions directly to the District Attorney. Learn more
Stop the current practice of lobbying with the Sheriff to try to convince small towns to disband their local police departments in order for the Sheriff to create a “monopoly” on law enforcement services, which eliminates a community’s control over their law enforcement services and drains their budgets. Learn more
Improve Victim Services Seek additional funding from the legislature for trauma-informed victim-centered services, including establishing a Sexual Assault clinic with SANE Nurses available 24/7 and modeled after Sara’s Place in Albany. It is simply inexcusable that we do not have these services already. Learn more
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