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Guarded by Predators

Idaho judge orders release of police employment records to InvestigateWest, Invisible Institute

The state began withholding the records following a 2025 InvestigateWest series about sexual misconduct by prison staff

InvestigateWest November 10, 2026

Government

Audit finds Washington agency failed to respond in time to vulnerable adult safety concerns

As Washington Adult Protective Services works through a backlog of reports, investigators struggled to hit deadlines

Kelsey Turner November 9, 2026

Criminal Justice

An Idaho law targeted fentanyl dealers. Prosecutors are using it to charge users, too

An InvestigateWest review found at least 30 people charged with trafficking without evidence of selling or distribution. They face mandatory minimum prison terms.

Whitney Bryen November 2, 2026

Government

Draft Overturning Roe v. Wade Quotes Infamous Witch Trial Judge With Long-Discredited Ideas on Rape

Justice Alito’s leaked opinion cites Sir Matthew Hale, a 17th-century jurist who conceived the notion that husbands can’t be prosecuted for raping their wives

May 6, 2022

Idaho judge orders release of police employment records to InvestigateWest, Invisible Institute

Audit finds Washington agency failed to respond in time to vulnerable adult safety concerns

An Idaho law targeted fentanyl dealers. Prosecutors are using it to charge users, too

Draft Overturning Roe v. Wade Quotes Infamous Witch Trial Judge With Long-Discredited Ideas on Rape

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