Wilson Criscione

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

Government

Catholic officials oppose WA bill requiring clergy to report child abuse if it doesn’t exempt confessions

February 10, 2023

Diamond Ranch Academy, where five Washington students were sent in 2021, has over the years been accused of abusing students

Government

WA state lawmakers eye special education reforms to address students being shipped out of state

Legislative proposals follow InvestigateWest’s reporting revealing the treatment of kids with disabilities

January 27, 2023

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

Government

WA lawmakers propose bill requiring clergy to report child abuse, citing InvestigateWest reporting

January 18, 2023

Chris Carver is almost 50 and has lived most of his life on the streets or in jail.

Government

‘I kept reoffending’: why unhoused people are choosing to go to jail

People on the street who are resistant to shelters face a cruel choice: living rough in the cold or spending time behind bars

November 3, 2022

Klickitat County Sheriff Bob Songer is a member of the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, a far-right,

State of Democracy

Right-wing sheriff candidates who believe their power exceeds the feds are on the ballot in WA

November 3, 2022

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

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

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

Catholic officials oppose WA bill requiring clergy to report child abuse if it doesn’t exempt confessions

WA state lawmakers eye special education reforms to address students being shipped out of state

WA lawmakers propose bill requiring clergy to report child abuse, citing InvestigateWest reporting

‘I kept reoffending’: why unhoused people are choosing to go to jail

Right-wing sheriff candidates who believe their power exceeds the feds are on the ballot in WA

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

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