Five days into new drug law, Multnomah County is boasting one successful deflection
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On Sept. 1 drug possession became a crime in Oregon. With a shortage of shelter beds, detox beds and public defenders, the state’s largest county says it’s doing what it can to offer treatment alternatives to charges.
Talking to reporters, Multnomah County officials said as of the evening of Sept. 4, the county has booked 14 people on the new charges. Those individuals either did not qualify for deflection or they turned it down.
County officials say eight people accepted deflection and one of those individuals successfully completed deflection by entering a detox facility within 30 days. The seven remaining individuals are still working with outreach and will have 30 days to follow through with their deflection plan for it to be considered successful.
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