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LISTEN: Parting Thoughts from District Attorney John Hummel 🎧

Days before leaving office, District Attorney John Hummel sat down with the Source
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Since moving to Bend in 1995, John Hummel has worked as a public defender, started a defense firm and served six years on the Bend City Council before being elected as District Attorney in 2014. The self-described progressive prosecutor took a different approach than many DAs, taking public stances on injustice and what he views […]

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Accused Shooter Charged With Murder

Deschutes District Attorney John Hummel announced the arrest and charges of Ian Cranston, who is accused of shooting 22-year-old Barry Washington
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Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel announced that Ian Cranston was charged with the crimes of murder in the second degree, manslaughter in the first degree, manslaughter in the second degree, assault in the first degree and two counts of unlawful use of a weapon in the shooting of 22-year-old Barry Washington on Sunday, September […]

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Just Kids

A new Deschutes District Attorney program will attempt to reduce recidivism for younger offenders
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Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel is rolling out a pilot program to address a trend that’s been observed since criminology emerged as a field during the 1800s—that young people are much more likely to commit crimes than older people.   Criminal acts become more common starting around age 10 and less common after 25, according to Penn […]

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Listen: Criminal Justice Reform with John Hummel 🎧

The Deschutes County District Attorney discusses innovative ways his office lowered the rate of recidivism for drug offenses
Laurel Brauns

For this week’s “Bend Don’t Break” podcast we talk with John Hummel, who has been serving as the Deschutes County District Attorney since he was first elected in 2014. Before that, he served on the Bend City Council for six years, and then resigned in 2007 to earn his Masters in Public Policy from Johns […]

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Oregon Voters to Consider Psilocybin Therapy, Drug Decriminalization this Fall

State-regulated psilocybin therapy along with drug decriminalization will appear on the November 2020 Oregon ballot
Laurel Brauns

Two groundbreaking drug-related ballot measures may put Oregon on the map for drug decriminalization and psychedelic therapy this fall. The group behind the Oregon Psilocybin Therapy Ballot Measure (IP 34) announced July 8 that it had collected enough signatures to qualify for the November 2020 ballot. The campaign turned in 164,782 signatures, successfully overcoming the […]

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Bend Women Convicted of Killing Her Own Son

Tashina Jordan pleaded guilty except for insanity to the death of her disabled child
Laurel Brauns

Tashina Jordan, 30, pleaded guilty Monday to killing her 7-year-old son Mason in 2018. The Deschutes County Circuit Court reduced her conviction to first-degree manslaughter because she was enduring emotional disturbance during the time of the murder. Now she will go to the Oregon State Hospital for the next 20 years. On the evening of […]

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Letters to the Editor

The Source Staff

In Response to, “Happenings at Bend Parks” on 2/6 I read this article in the Source and I’m wondering about the funds for financial assistance being underutilized. I have applied three times for aid and the amount of the “cost charge” for me is still unaffordable. If there is a kind or surplus of funds […]

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DA’s Office Seeks Budget Increase

John Hummel says without staffing increase, services such as victim assistance programs could be eliminated
Chris Miller

Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel is making a big ask for staffing during this year’s budget setting. In a letter to the Deschutes County Budget Committee, dated March 4, Hummel said the department needs an increase of 12 full-time employees in order to provide full prosecution services in the county. Hummel said if the […]

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Measure 105: Vote No

Repeals Oregon’s sanctuary law
The Source Editorial Board

Oregon doesn’t have the most admirable history when it comes to systemic racism, but now, and never, is it time to engage in even more of it. Put forth by a group of three Republican Oregon lawmakers, Measure 105 seeks to repeal the 1987 Oregon law that forbids state agencies, including law enforcement, from using […]

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