Wilson Criscione

Wilson Criscione is InvestigateWest’s news and investigations editor. He’s spent more than a decade reporting and supervising major investigations that uncover corruption, misconduct and injustice in the Pacific Northwest.

Moriah Hughes is suing Jehovah’s Witnesses for failing to protect her from Elihu Rodriguez, who pleaded guilty to felony

Government

How Washington state law lets clergy hide child sexual abuse

Clergy in the state have no obligation to report child abuse

October 21, 2022

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses on Spokane's South Hill.

Government

Jehovah’s Witnesses covered up child sexual abuse in Washington state for decades, lawsuit alleges

October 2, 2022

Republican Rep. Rob Chase at Valleyfest, a community event in Spokane Valley on Sept. 24.

State of Democracy

Matt Shea’s far-right recruit in Eastern WA promotes election conspiracies, QAnon and more

WA state Rep. Rob Chase was recruited by Shea who was linked to domestic terrorism

October 2, 2022

Diamond Ranch Academy, where five Washington students were sent last year, has over the years been accused of abusing

Public Health

New WA watchdog report calls for systemic change to prevent children with disabilities being sent away

Oversight agency cites InvestigateWest’s reporting that revealed how schools increasingly are sending students with disabilities to out-of-state facilities

September 13, 2022

Spokane’s imprisonment rate as a city is 409 per 100,000 people, but zoom in closer, and the areas with the highest rates

Criminal Justice

Which communities do people in WA prisons come from? New report gives answers

August 2, 2022

Nathaniel Sanders, 60, is currently living with his 90-year-old mother in Seattle and doesn’t know how he’ll come up with a

Criminal Justice

'Full of injustice': Burden of court fines vary by race, county in WA

Black, Indigenous and Latino people in Washington have disproportionately higher court fines and fees, making it harder for some to rebuild after prison

August 1, 2022

My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell, who denies the 2020 election results, was hosted by a committee of the Washington State

State of Democracy

In Washington, county auditor elections become battleground for far-right election deniers

July 19, 2022

Youth

WA school districts ignoring state transparency laws

Investigation finds school officials don't follow the rules on reporting abusive isolation and restraint when they send students out of state or to private facilities

June 30, 2022

Disability Rights Washington found dismal conditions at Clarinda Academy, an Iowa facility where Washington kids were being

Government

Pregnant Oregonians need more addiction and mental health support — but the state’s network is fragile

‘Make it make sense’: Advocates stunned as WA lawmaker helps slash funds for groups clearing old drug convictions

Native American children significantly more likely to be arrested, detained in Washington

How Washington state law lets clergy hide child sexual abuse

Jehovah’s Witnesses covered up child sexual abuse in Washington state for decades, lawsuit alleges

Matt Shea’s far-right recruit in Eastern WA promotes election conspiracies, QAnon and more

New WA watchdog report calls for systemic change to prevent children with disabilities being sent away

Which communities do people in WA prisons come from? New report gives answers

'Full of injustice': Burden of court fines vary by race, county in WA

In Washington, county auditor elections become battleground for far-right election deniers

WA school districts ignoring state transparency laws

State reaches settlement in lawsuit over foster kids being put in hotels, sent out of state

More Washington renters are being overcharged for damages, advocates say, and there’s little tenants can do about it

Following controversy, Spokane County now fully backs supported release pretrial pilot program

Where you live in Washington may determine whether you get stuck in jail before trial

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