This was and still is an interesting report, for those so inclined, from the 2006 Public Commission on the Oregon Legislature:
A Blueprint for a 21st Century Legislature, Public Commission on the Oregon Legislature, November 2006
Listen to a Portland City Club presentation on the Report.
Report to the Oregon Legislature: “OJD study of historical funding for programs formerly paid for through court fees”
Full title: Report to the Legislature: HB 4168 (ch 48, Or Laws 2012): OJD study of historical funding for programs formerly paid for through court fees: county mediation/conciliation and law library programs, December 2012, Oregon Judicial Department.
Note: this report does not factor in the fund reductions that occurred in some law libraries pursuant to SB 1579 [2012 Oregon Laws 107 § 74].
You can find a list of reports submitted to the Oregon State Legislature at an Oregon State Library website: Reports to the Oregon State Legislature
The list includes these OJD reports, which you can find from the January 5, 2012, blog post: Oregon Judicial Department Outcomes-Based Strategies:
Excerpt:
Blog post, “Does Jail Work as an Intermediate Sanction,” linking to:
Sentencing Law and Policy blog post about Multnomah County jail report and the Vera Institute Report
Excerpt from Grits for Breakfast blog post:
Oregon Legal Research Blog