County unveils new deflection center
Preschool’s attempt to delay Multnomah County deflection center denied; facility to open Monday
Multnomah County Judge David Rees on Friday denied a petition from a local preschool to further delay the county’s deflection center. The center will open Monday as planned. Rees’ decision came following a request from Escuela Viva Community School,
Multnomah Co. deflection center to open after judge denies preschool request for delay
Multnomah County’s new Coordinated Care Pathway Center will open on Monday, offering people arrested for drug possession a chance to avoid jail through deflection into treatment.
Multnomah County to open new care pathway center for deflection on October 14
Multnomah County announced on Monday that the Coordinated Care Pathway Center will open on Monday, October 14.
Preschool ‘disappointed’ bid to block deflection center rejected by judge
The lawyer representing a preschool near Multnomah County's planned deflection center is "disappointed" after learning a judge rejected his bid to stop the facility from opening on Monday.
Preschool Owner Seeks to Stop County from Opening Drug Deflection Center Nearby
In court papers filed on Friday, preschool owner Angie Garcia said county officials, meeting in secret, had failed to develop plans to safeguard her staff and students from people arrested for possession and taken to the deflection center as an alternative to the criminal justice system.
County unveils new deflection center as preschool files restraining order to stop opening
Multnomah County officials and nonprofits that will run the county's deflection center gave the first tour of the building to the media Friday morning. The tour comes as the lawyer for a preschool down the street from the center is scheduled to file a temporary restraining order to stop it from opening.
Portland preschool pushes back against ‘ill-designed’ deflection center opening
A Southeast Portland preschool is taking Multnomah County to court over the upcoming opening of a deflection center located just a block away from them.
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