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This week’s guest is former Clatsop County, Oregon district attorney Joshua Marquis. Josh, a lifelong Democrat, spent his career on the front lines prosecuting criminals in Oregon. His view of crime in Oregon - from Measure 110 to Measure 11 to lenient prosecutors - is based on decades of experience. He was around for Oregon’s last go-around with a soft-on-crime approach, which he refers to as “hug a thug” in the ‘70s, and sees parallels today.

Here’s an archive of Josh’s many op-eds in Oregon newspapers

Here’s his Twitter feed, which is a good place to stay up on Oregon criminal justice matters. (And while I’m at it, mine, which is a good place to stay up on, well, what’s going through my head at the moment.)

I hope you enjoy the interview!

Jeff

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