PAGE A6, KEIZERTIMES, OCTOBER 5, 2018
SCORES,
continued from Page A1
overcrowding occurs. Often, the de-
cisions the computer reaches appear
illogical to a layperson, but it does
work, said Commander Tad Larson,
who oversees the jail for the Marion
County Sheriff ’s Offi ce.
“We’ve had people with medium or
high risk scores end up out on forced
release and still fulfi ll their court obli-
gations, even when it ended up with
them in prison,” Larson said. “Does it
look right? Did it feel right? Were the
neighbors upset? You bet, but the risk
assessment process is working.”
Understanding where risk assess-
ment fi ts into decisions at MCJ re-
quires understanding some of the re-
alities on the ground. First, jail is not
prison. Jails house arrested individuals
who are awaiting court proceedings
and those who are sentenced to less
than a year after conviction in a court.
Prisons are where those who are con-
victed and sentenced to more than a
year of detention go.
As of July 2018, MCJ had processed
more than 8,000 individuals since the
beginning of the year, and that num-
ber is expected to double by the end
of the year. The vast majority were
booked into the jail, had their fi nger-
prints taken, were assigned a court date
for arraignment on the charges they
are facing and then released back to
the streets. Others, who pose a greater circumstances of their crime. If a vio-
risk, are held at the jail. The average lent altercation is part of a domestic
stay for those held at the jail this year abuse incident, the risk scores take that
into account.
is 17 days.
When the jail can no longer hold
MCJ has four cell blocks, but only
three in operation due to lack of fund- additional bodies, the ones with the
ing. The three operating blocks have lowest scores are put back on the street
415 beds that are almost always full. under an agreement to appear in court
In addition, there may be up to 60 at a future date (For an example of how
inmates fl owing in and out of the jail this works, and sometimes doesn’t, see
– e.g. making their way to court ap- related story Third time page A5).
The intake pro-
pearances or other
cess is just as much
facilities – on a daily
a factor for the jail’s
basis.
administrators when
At intake, a risk
they are looking at
assessment
tool,
who to release, Lar-
which
crunches
son said. If a suspect
probabilities of re-
offending
based
— Cmdr. Jeff Wood was arrested while
threats
on factors such as
Sheriff’s Offi ce making
to individuals or
age, gender, age of
known victims, the
fi rst arrest, current
criminal charges, type of crime (per- offi cer who takes the suspect to the jail
sonal vs. property), previous convic- can request a public safety override. If
tions and custody cycles, spits out a approved by the jail administrators, the
risk assessment score for each inmate override guarantees the suspect stays
at the jail. The database compares the in jail until an arraignment, which is
new inmates to the performance of typically held as soon as possible. Lar-
300,000 past inmates based on their son said the jail tries to grant all of the
demographics and criminal history requests for public safety overrides.
Overrides rely on good communi-
and looks for signs that might predict
cation when offi cers from local police
future behavior.
The one area which is conspicuous departments and other arresting agen-
by its absence in the data used to assess cies make the hand-off at MCJ.
“Somebody has to ask the question.
risk is what happens when the suspect
has victims known to him who he can And it has to be a credible threat to the
return to torment once released. The public,” Larson said.
At the Keizer Police Department,
answer is there, but it’s hidden. Baked
into the charges a suspect faces are the there are no hard-and-fast policies for
“The risk score
doesn’t override
common sense.”
when to request such overrides, offi -
cers are asked to use their own discre-
tion.
While the risk scores are a large el-
ement of determining who stays and
who goes, there are human compo-
nents.
“The risk score doesn’t override
common sense. It’s an unbiased tool
and scores [inmates] among their
peers,” added Commander Jeff Wood,
who oversees community corrections
programs that provide alternatives to
detention.
In an country where any dispute
can end up in court, the risk assess-
ment score acts a bulwark against per-
ceived biases. Moreover, the risk assess-
ment tool has a calming infl uence on
the shifts in public and political priori-
ties. When the community attention
turned to obliterating the production
and use of methamphetamine 15 years
ago, it became diffi cult to release in-
dividuals arrested for trespassing while
under the infl uence – even if that was
the worst of the crimes they commit-
ted while high.
“The same thing happened with
gang crimes,” Larson said. “Every
agency was arresting people with
gang involvement and the call from
the community was to release other
people and not those charged with
gang crimes. What if one inmate is a
member of a gang and some other guy
is charged with murder, which one do
you want out on release?”
Another component of intake is
classifi cation, which determines where
an inmate goes in the jail. As much
as possible, administrators try to keep
cooperative inmates, unruly ones and
those perceived as suffering from med-
ical issues separated. Blending them
can have unintended consequences.
“If we keep a low risk offender and
put him in jail with another offender
who scores higher, all he might gain is
learning how to commit a crime bet-
ter or he might be encouraged not to
go to court,” Larson said.
That’s another human calculation
and, occasionally, another reason for
putting someone out on forced release
when the crimes they are charged
with offend the sensibilities of an aver-
age person.
Amid all the other considerations,
timeliness is also important. Not only
is it the right of the accused to be
moved into and through the court
system quickly, but allowing some in-
dividuals to return to society in short
order ensures their support systems
stay in place and that reduces the risk
of re-offending.
“For every cycle of arrest and de-
tention we put an inmate through,
the risk becomes greater. We also have
to consider we might be taking away
some of the stabilizing factors that
they might lose if they are sitting in
jail. A job may not wait for them. They
may lose their address, or children.
As more stabilizing factors diminish,
the less likely it is they will appear in
court,” Larson said.
public notices
PUBLISHED SUMMONS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE STATE OF OREGON
FOR MARION COUNTY
Juvenile Department
Case No. 17JU11129
PUBLISHED SUMMONS
In the Matter of
HSIOU-LAN MIRACLE
BRAZIEL
A Child.
TO: Cardina Lynne Braziel
IN THE NAME OF THE
STATE OF OREGON:
A petition has been fi led
asking the court to enter a
judgment establishing the
paternity of the above-named
child. YOU ARE DIRECTED
TO
FILE
A
WRITTEN
ANSWER to the petition
NO LATER THAN 30 DAYS
AFTER THE DATE OF FINAL
PUBLICATION
OF
THIS
SUMMONS, specifi ed herein,
consenting to or objecting
to the establishment of the
child’s paternity and informing
the court of your current
residence address, mailing
address
and
telephone
number. YOUR ANSWER
SHOULD BE MAILED TO
Marion County Courthouse,
100 High Street NE, Salem,
Oregon 97309-0869 and
DHS’ attorney, AAG Holly
Ferrioli, 1162 Court Street NE,
Salem, OR 97301-4096.
This summons is published
pursuant to the orders of
the circuit court judge of the
above-entitled court, dated
September 7, 2018. The order
directs that this summons be
published once each week
for four consecutive weeks,
making four publications in
all, in a published newspaper
of general circulation in
Marion County.
crossword
Date of fi rst publication:
September 21, 2018
Date of last publication:
October 12, 2018
NOTICE
READ THESE PAPERS
CAREFULLY
IF YOU DO NOT FILE
A WRITTEN ANSWER AS
DIRECTED
ABOVE,
the
court may proceed in your
absence
without
further
notice and issue a judgment
establishing the paternity
of the above-named child
either ON THE DATE AN
ANSWER IS REQUIRED BY
THIS SUMMONS OR ON
A FUTURE DATE, and may
make such orders and take
such action as authorized by
law.
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
(1)
YOU HAVE A RIGHT
TO BE REPRESENTED BY
AN ATTORNEY IN THIS
MATTER. If you are currently
represented by an attorney,
CONTACT YOUR ATTORNEY
IMMEDIATELY
UPON
RECEIVING THIS NOTICE.
Your previous attorney may
not be representing you in
this matter.
IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD
TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY and
you meet the state’s fi nancial
guidelines, you are entitled to
have an attorney appointed
for you at state expense. TO
REQUEST
APPOINTMENT
OF AN ATTORNEY TO
REPRESENT YOU AT STATE
EXPENSE,
YOU
MUST
IMMEDIATELY CONTACT the
Marion Juvenile Department
at 3030 Center Street NE,
Salem, OR 97301, phone
number
(503)
588-5291,
between the hours of 8:00
a.m. and 5:00 p.m. for further
information.
IF YOU WISH TO HIRE AN
ATTORNEY, please retain one
as soon as possible. If you
need help fi nding an attorney,
you may call the Oregon State
Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service
at (503) 684-3763 or toll free
in Oregon at (800) 452-7636.
IF
YOU
ARE
REPRESENTED
BY
AN
ATTORNEY, IT IS YOUR
RESPONSIBILITY
TO
MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH
YOUR ATTORNEY AND TO
KEEP YOUR ATTORNEY
ADVISED
OF
YOUR
WHEREABOUTS.
(2)
If
you
contest
the petition, the court will
schedule a hearing on the
allegations of the petition
and order you to appear
personally and may schedule
other hearings related to the
petition and order you to
appear personally. IF YOU
ARE ORDERED TO APPEAR,
YOU
MUST
APPEAR
PERSONALLY
IN
THE
COURTROOM, UNLESS THE
COURT HAS GRANTED YOU
AN EXCEPTION IN ADVANCE
UNDER ORS 419B.918 TO
APPEAR BY OTHER MEANS
INCLUDING,
BUT
NOT
LIMITED TO, TELEPHONIC
OR OTHER ELECTRONIC
MEANS. AN ATTORNEY
MAY NOT ATTEND THE
HEARING(S)
IN
YOUR
PLACE.
PETITIONER’S ATTORNEY
Holly Ferrioli #096244
Assistant Attorney General
Department of Justice
1162 Court Street NE
Salem, OR 97301-4096
Phone: (503) 934-4400
ISSUED this 12th day of
September, 2018.
Issued by:
Holly Ferrioli #096244
Assistant Attorney General
9/21, 9/28, 10/5, 10/12
PUBLISHED SUMMONS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE STATE OF OREGON
FOR MARION COUNTY
Juvenile Department
Case No. 18JU06108
PUBLISHED SUMMONS
In the Matter of
NEHEMIAH SHANNON
CLEMENT
A Child.
TO: Steven Conley Rosales
IN THE NAME OF THE
STATE OF OREGON:
A Petition has been fi led
asking the court to terminate
your parental rights to the
above-named child for the
purpose of placing the child
for adoption. YOU ARE
REQUIRED TO PERSONALLY
APPEAR BEFORE the Marion
County Juvenile Court at
Courtroom 2, 2970 Center St
NE, Salem, OR 97301, on the
5th day of November, 2018
at 9:00 a.m. to admit or deny
the allegations of the petition
and to personally appear
at any subsequent court-
ordered hearing. YOU MUST
APPEAR
PERSONALLY
IN THE COURTROOM ON
THE DATE AND AT THE
TIME LISTED ABOVE. AN
ATTORNEY
MAY
NOT
ATTEND THE HEARING IN
YOUR PLACE. THEREFORE,
YOU MUST APPEAR EVEN
IF YOUR ATTORNEY ALSO
APPEARS.
This summons is published
pursuant to the orders of
the circuit court judge of
the above-entitled court,
dated September 7, 2018.
The orders direct that this
summons
be
published
once each week for three
consecutive weeks, making
three publications in all, in
a published newspaper of
general circulation in Marion
County, Oregon.
Date of fi rst publication:
September 21, 2018.
Date of last publication:
October 5, 2018.
NOTICE
READ THESE PAPERS
CAREFULLY
IF YOU DO NOT APPEAR
PERSONALLY
BEFORE
THE
COURT
OR
DO
NOT APPEAR AT ANY
SUBSEQUENT
COURT-
ORDERED HEARING, the
court may proceed in your
absence
without
further
notice
and
TERMINATE
YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS to
the above-named child either
ON THE DATE SPECIFIED
IN THIS SUMMONS OR ON
A FUTURE DATE, and may
make such orders and take
such action as authorized by
law.
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
(1)
YOU HAVE A RIGHT
TO BE REPRESENTED BY
AN ATTORNEY IN THIS
MATTER. If you are currently
represented by an attorney,
CONTACT YOUR ATTORNEY
IMMEDIATELY
UPON
RECEIVING THIS NOTICE.
Your previous attorney may
not be representing you in
this matter.
IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD
TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY, and
you meet the state’s fi nancial
guidelines, you are entitled to
have an attorney appointed
for you at state expense. TO
REQUEST
APPOINTMENT
OF AN ATTORNEY TO
REPRESENT YOU AT STATE
EXPENSE,
YOU
MUST
IMMEDIATELY
CONTACT
the Marion County Juvenile
Department, 3030 Center St
NE Salem, OR 97301, phone
number
503-588-5291,
between the hours of 8:00
a.m. and 5:00 p.m. for further
information.
IF YOU WISH TO HIRE AN
ATTORNEY, please retain one
as soon as possible and have
the attorney present at the
above hearing. If you need
help fi nding an attorney, you
may call the Oregon State
Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service
at (503) 684-3763 or toll free
in Oregon at (800) 452-7636.
IF
YOU
ARE
REPRESENTED
BY
AN
ATTORNEY, IT IS YOUR
RESPONSIBILITY
TO
MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH
YOUR ATTORNEY AND TO
KEEP YOUR ATTORNEY
ADVISED
OF
YOUR
WHEREABOUTS.
(2)
If
you
contest
the petition, the court will
schedule a hearing on the
allegations of the petition
and order you to appear
personally and may schedule
other hearings related to the
petition and order you to
appear personally. IF YOU
ARE ORDERED TO APPEAR,
YOU
MUST
APPEAR
PERSONALLY
IN
THE
COURTROOM, UNLESS THE
COURT HAS GRANTED YOU
AN EXCEPTION IN ADVANCE
UNDER ORS 419B.918 TO
APPEAR BY OTHER MEANS
INCLUDING,
BUT
NOT
LIMITED TO, TELEPHONIC
OR OTHER ELECTRONIC
MEANS. AN ATTORNEY
MAY NOT ATTEND THE
HEARING(S)
IN
YOUR
PLACE.
PETITIONER’S ATTORNEY
Holly Ferrioli #096244
Assistant Attorney General
Department of Justice
1162 Court Street NE
Salem, OR 97301-4096
Phone: (503) 934-4400
ISSUED this 14th day of
September, 2018.
Issued by:
Holly Ferrioli #096244
Assistant Attorney General
9/21, 9/28, 10/5
NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE STATE OF OREGON
FOR THE COUNTY
OF MARION
CASE No: 18PB05655
IN THE MATTER OF THE
ESTATE OF
GEOFFREY S. RAMSAY,
DECEASED.
NOTICE TO
INTERESTED PERSONS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the undersigned has
been appointed personal
representative. All persons
having
claims
against
the estate are required to
present them, with vouchers
attached, to the undersigned
personal representative at
946 SE Uglow Ave., Dallas,
OR 97338, within four
months after the date of fi rst
publication of this notice, or
the claims may be barred.
All persons whose rights
may be affected by the
proceedings may obtain
additional information from
the records of the Court, the
personal representative, or
the lawyers for the personal
representative.
Dated and fi rst published
on September 21, 2018.
Stan W. Butterfi eld,
Personal Representative
Stan Butterfi eld, P.C.
946 SE Uglow Ave.
Dallas, OR 97338
Ph: (503) 623-2427
Attorney For Personal
Representative:
Freeman Green
Saalfeld Griggs PC
PO Box 470
Salem, OR 97308
Ph: (503) 399-1070
Fax: {503) 371-2927
Email: fgreen@sglaw.com
9/21, 9/28, 10/5