Surveilled and Sold: Privacy and Sanctuary in Portland
How effective are Portland’s sanctuary city policies when ICE can track and surveil immigrant communities with ease?
Audio recordings and records obtained by InvestigateWest reveal sloppy investigations, omitted evidence and questions about whether cases were properly pursued
A yearlong investigation finds rampant sexual abuse by guards, systemic cover-ups, and punishment for victims
This is the first installment in a new InvestigateWest series called “Guarded by Predators,” exposing rape and abuse by Idaho’s prison guards and the system that shields them
InvestigateWest reporting exposes sexual abuse by guards, retaliation against victims and a system that fails to track the scope of the problem
Prompted by InvestigateWest reporting, state officials tout changes but say enforcement of violations by youth homes remains a challenge
Providence has accused nurses and other staff of violating patient privacy laws
State health records show repeated safety violations at Providence Sacred Heart hospital
The suit says door alarms, inadequate policy and “violations of the standard of care” led to Sarah Niyimbona’s death in April
State regulatory officials, elected leaders learned of tragedy from InvestigateWest report
Workers say girl’s death is an example of what they feared from Providence closing the unit
InvestigateWest review finds deputies violated policies that could have saved detainees
As youth mental health worsens in Eastern Washington, the decision shrinks available acute services
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