A family victimized by a woman is getting information that she will be released. The woman (Joanna Kasner) shot and killed a neighbor walking her dogs. This happened in a neighborhood north of Bend in 2019. She will now be conditionally released from the Oregon State Hospital. She will be placed in a secure residential treatment facility near Portland. Oregon’s Psychiatric Security Review Board held a hearing in June about Kasner and the proposal to allow her to be released to the facility in Clackamas County.
Much had to be considered to make this happen. The decision was delayed pending answers to some follow-up questions. There were also requests for more information. The family of the victim received word of the decision in an email last week. It stated: “The Board found Ms. Kasner appropriate for conditional release to Johnson Creek pursuant to the proposed plan contained in Exhibit 101, with the following additional conditions:
– Ms. Kasner shall not enter Crook, Jefferson, Washington, and Deschutes counties.
The Board denied the State’s request prohibiting Ms. Kasner from entering Clackamas County.
– The treatment team shall be familiar with the recommendations contained in Dr. Sethi’s note dated July 7, 2023, as found in Exhibit 113, with respect to the potential recurrence of psychotic symptoms Ms. Kasner may experience and shall immediately report this change in mental status to the Board.
– Ms. Kasner may enter Multnomah County with staff supervision for the purpose of accessing medical or mental health treatment-related appointments.
Ms. Kasner is presently under staff-supervision at all times she is out of the facility. The Board found the State’s request to prohibit out-of-state travel to Oregon’s bordering states of California, Washington, Idaho, and Nevada to be premature at this time. The Board is open to re-reviewing this request. Johnson Creek has indicated an anticipated move-in date of August 7.”
