Washington has few paths to early prison release. Advocates fear Gov. Ferguson has closed off a critical one
Gov. Bob Ferguson has rejected everyone the state board recommended for commutation
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.