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County auditor releases audit of Department of Community Justice, recommends reducing jail sanctions and improving referrals and grievance process
Summary
The Multnomah County auditor delivered an audit of the Department of Community Justice’s adult services that found racial disparities in sanctioning, increased technical sanction days since 2019, gaps in referrals for mental health and housing needs, and problems with the grievance process.
The Multnomah County auditor presented an audit of the Department of Community Justice’s adult services, concluding that current sanctioning practices and documentation gaps worsen outcomes for people under supervision and disproportionately affect Black and Native American individuals.
Auditor Jennifer McGurk and audit director Nicole Duweez summarized methods — interviews with people with lived experience, DCJ staff and external experts, case file reviews and data analysis. The audit reported that the population under supervision declined from 11,089 in 2019 to 6,613 in 2024 while technical sanction days increased over the same period. Auditors said 38% of people on supervision had a documented history of homelessness and 26% had documented serious mental illness.
Key findings and recommendations included: (1) reduce reliance on jail sanctions for technical violations and create a written policy that limits…
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