‘Make it make sense’: Advocates stunned as WA lawmaker helps slash funds for groups clearing old drug convictions
After being fired from the legal aid group she once led, Rep. Tarra Simmons supported state cuts that crippled similar organizations
Since Dobbs, Idaho mothers increasingly accused of child abuse while pregnant
Officials are using medical information to add mothers to child abuse registry for conduct before birth
King County woman’s chance to testify lost as prosecutors opt for plea deal, raising concerns about justice in sexual assault cases
Data shows many King County sexual assault cases end in plea deals that victims and advocates say don’t reflect the crime
WA renters say unregulated ‘junk fees’ are being used to retaliate, discriminate
Washington lacks regulations that exist in other states to prevent excessive fees
Feds open investigation into Idaho anti-trafficking nonprofit after InvestigateWest exposes potential fraud
Investigative reporting prompts action from oversight agency and attorney general as accusations of fraud and exploitation mount
A Washington teen was trafficked by a man she met on Tinder, she says. Two years later, she’s still waiting for justice.
As online recruitment and exploitation of child sex trafficking victims rise, Washington is doing little to stop it
Victims of trafficking in Idaho face coercion at every turn, both on the streets and inside the justice system
Experts say the system criminalizes survivors instead of offering help and safety
Idaho local and state agencies directed federal funding to safe house despite complaints and contractual violations
Funding agencies overlooked red flags that anti-trafficking safe houses allegedly exploited victims
An Idaho safe house claimed it was saving trafficking victims. Women said it was like being “trafficked all over again.”
Lacking accountability, program took federal money and billed Medicaid for services victims say they never received
Washington AG’s office joins forces with local police to intensify search for missing Indigenous teen
Teen’s disappearance — highlighted in recent InvestigateWest report — among the first cases taken by new state investigative unit
New WA legislation prioritizes human trafficking prosecutions and support for child victims
Almost $700,000 was allocated to support child victims
Most WA courts aren’t requiring convicted sex buyers to pay mandatory fees intended to address trafficking
Report finds $2.5 million in uncollected fees over last decade