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SINCE 1979 • VOLUME 40, NO. 1 SECTION A OCTOBER 5, 2018 $1.00 Council: ‘No’ on Measure 105 KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald “This measure is not only supported by fl at-out white supremacists, but it also clearly supports the further criminalization and terrorizing of communities of color,” Cindy Rico told members of the Keizer City Council. Measure 105 opposition rallies at council meeting By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes Keizer residents and their allies turned out in force at a Keizer City Council meeting Monday, Oct. 1, to advocate for the council to adopt a resolu- tion urging Keizer voters to oppose Measure 105, a measure on the ballot heading to voters later this month. Measure 105 would repeal prohibitions against local law enforcement offi cers inves- tigating and arresting people solely suspected of being in the United States illegally. “This measure is not only supported by fl at-out white supremacists, but it also clearly supports the further crimi- nalization and terrorizing of communities of color. It would only worsen the racial profi ling that already exists and be an absolute abuse of power,” said Cindy Rico, a 2015 McNary alum. The Measure 105 effort gathered more than enough signatures to earn a place on the ballot, but one of the driv- ing forces behind the effort was the Oregonians for Immigra- tion Reform (OFIR). OFIR is recognized as an anti-immi- grant hate group by the South- ern Poverty Law Center for accepting maintaining “strong ties to anti-immigrant hate groups and white nationalists.” Please see RALLY, Page A3 Parsons and Mayor Cathy Clark By ERIC A. HOWALD joined forces to put the issue on Of the Keizertimes Following an outpouring the council’s agenda, something of testimony asking the Keizer of a rare occurrence in recent City Council to urge city years. The original resolution called on all residents to Keizer voters vote “No” on to vote “No” Measure 105, on the measure, the members but a change to of the council merely opposing decided to meet the measure the supporters – suggested halfway. by Councilor With a 6-1 Bruce Anderson vote on Mon- – likely garnered day, Oct. 1, and additional votes a modifi cation from Anderson to the text, the himself and council took Councilor Kim a stand against — Laura Reid Freeman. Measure 105, City Councilor B e f o r e which would voting on the repeal a state statute prohibiting use of lo- resolution, members of the cal law enforcement offi cers to council had to determine investigate and apprehend in- whether they could act at all. dividuals whose only violation In 2003, members of the then- of the law is they are undocu- council passed a resolution mented. Statutes of its ilk are stipulating that future councils more commonly called “sanc- could only take a position on state and federal matters when tuary” laws. “We are protecting those “they affect the City of Keizer people whose only violation residents or city operations, of the law was that they are including, but not limited to here undocumented. I think it operations and duties in the is important that we as a city areas of land use planning, utility take a stand based on the values service, law enforcement, local of the people who elected us,” policy and budgetary roles.” The only member of the said City Councilor Roland audience to speak on that Herrera. Herrera, Councilor Marlene Please see COUNCIL, Page A3 "We’ve heard very clearly tonight that this does affect our residents." NEW kids page PAGE A4 Homecoming royalty PAGE A2 Seniors win powder puff PAGE A7 at Marion County’s jail Risk scores highlight how the accused get booted from jail By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes In recent months, several accused criminals who call Keizer home have been released back into the community on forced release as a result of overcrowding at the Marion County Jail (MCJ). Some of the accused have taken their regained freedom as license to reoffend, others appear to be adhering to the conditions of their release when jail overcrowding causes them to be released. When news of the forced releases hits social media, area residents cry foul and suggest that police and courts are not living up to the roles the community have given them. Others call for more primitive forms of capital punishment. Neither position takes into account how such decisions are made or why. In large part, a risk assessment score, determined by a computer algorithm and based on numerous factors gleaned from other residents of jails and prisons and those under community monitoring, carries the burden of determining Please see SCORES, Page A6 who gets released when Timing a major factor in how releases work By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes From the moment the police make an arrest to the time the suspect appears in court to face charges, a clock is ticking. Picture it as a line of dominoes set on end with the fi rst one tip- ping at the moment of the arrest. The longer the inmate sits in jail, the less likely they are to have a job to return to. That domino falls into the next one, the abil- ity to pay rent. That domino tips into the the next, the likelihood of being able to keeps one’s fam- ily, children included, intact. The commanders at the Marion County Jail are trying to stop the dominoes from toppling as soon as possible. “Anything more than three days and inmates start losing sta- bilizing factors fast. Even family starts to disintegrate after three days. When it all goes away, it be- comes unsafe for the inmate to return to the community,” said Commander Jeff Wood, who oversees community corrections programs for the Marion County Sheriff ’s Offi ce. “We have to look at who can be managed safely in the community and we don’t want to have to wait weeks and weeks until they get back some semblance of normal.” If nights in jail are the stick Please see TIMING A5 Whalen twins pace Celtics PAGE B1