Wesley Vaughan

Wesley Vaughan is a formerly incarcerated writer living in Oregon. His nonfiction has appeared in The Appeal, Inquest, Next City, Truthout, and with Vera Institute of Justice. He is a member of the Transforming Justice Coalition.

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Unarmed response teams improve public safety, but advocates say they can be a ruse to inflate police budgets

Wesley Vaughan
Unarmed response teams improve public safety, but advocates say they can be a ruse to inflate police budgets

Oregon’s alternative sentencing pilot could become permanent—but with a major compromise

Wesley Vaughan
Oregon’s alternative sentencing pilot could become permanent—but with a major compromise

Oregon’s expansion of Medicaid coverage to incarcerated people sparks hope and skepticism

Wesley Vaughan
Oregon’s expansion of Medicaid coverage to incarcerated people sparks hope and skepticism

Portland mayoral race a microcosm of the national divide on how to tackle crime, homelessness

Wesley Vaughan
Portland mayoral race a microcosm of the national divide on how to tackle crime, homelessness