Idaho leaders urged to address systemic failures following prison abuse reports
InvestigateWest reporters uncovered years of sexual abuse by women’s prison guards prompting calls for independent investigation
In the wake of insurrection, Washington lawmakers look for options to derail ad hoc militias
Gun bans and new anti-paramilitary laws proposed after armed attacks on seats of government, complaints of intimidation from Black Lives Matter demonstrators
Laws banning private armies go unenforced in Washington
Paramilitary organizations are illegal in Washington and many other states.