Rural Idaho sheriff’s office got at least $116,000 to help ICE
Owyhee County is among hundreds of local law enforcement agencies getting paid to join ICE’s immigration crackdown
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
WA state wants school districts to keep better track of truant students
Districts say they’re changing practices in effort to keep kids from falling through the cracks
An Indigenous teen in Washington disappeared amid clear signs of danger. It took more than a year before police started investigating
School, police and state CPS officials all received warnings that teen was unsafe
Why some advocates oppose legislation requiring police get involved in human trafficking cases
Survivors say state, federal bills could put them in danger if passed
‘Their cases will never be heard’: Sex traffickers evade justice as child victims openly walk Pacific Northwest streets
Survivors, police frustrated with low convictions as reported sex trafficking soars in Washington and Oregon
Washington lawmaker vows to fix law that’s failing to help victims of child sex trafficking
Stakeholders discuss solutions in response to InvestigateWest article uncovering law’s failures
WA’s ‘Safe Harbor’ law to support child sex trafficking victims failing ‘miserably,’ advocates say
Children lack treatment options that could help them escape traffickers
Despite working closely with kids, WA paraeducators face limited oversight
Officials debate a code of ethics and certification for paraeducators
Leadership shake-up at Seattle-area school district rocked by a sex abuse scandal
Superintendent to leave, two board members resign after InvestigateWest revealed lack of discipline against accused child predator
Parents rail against Seattle-area school district for failing to stop staffer’s ‘grooming-like behavior’
District defends the steps it took after InvestigateWest revealed lack of discipline against accused child predator