Wilson Criscione - InvestigateWest (Page 5)

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.

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

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

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

June 14, 2022

After being evicted, Natasha Pabon, 35, of Olympia, faced a second blow: $3,500 in charges from the property manager for

Government

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

May 23, 2022

Spokane County has received millions of dollars in grants from the Chicago-based MacArthur Foundation to reduce the jail

Criminal Justice

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

May 17, 2022

Amber Letchworth became a criminal justice reform advocate after arrests a decade ago left her stuck in jail, causing her to

Criminal Justice

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

April 22, 2022

Meseret Haile displays a photo of her son Leoul. Leoul, who has special needs, is in a facility in Kansas because Washington

Education

Lawmakers hope to end Washington’s practice of shipping special-needs students out of state

State senator calls for joint session to address the issue, prompted by InvestigateWest reporting

March 23, 2022

The Peaceful Valley Cemetery outside of Boise is used by Followers of Christ, a sect of Christians who reject medicine and

Government

One thing the pandemic hasn’t changed: State laws protecting parents who deny their children medical care for religious reasons

How faith-healing exemptions have survived not only in deep red Idaho, but reliably blue Washington state

March 14, 2022

Meseret Haile displays a photo of her son Leoul outside her apartment in Bellevue. Leoul, who has special needs, is in a

Youth

Why Washington is shipping more disabled students out of state, splitting up families and costing taxpayers millions

Disability advocates accuse state lawmakers of shortchanging special education

February 21, 2022

Public Health

Fired Washington state health official files lawsuit claiming state violated her free-speech rights

February 8, 2022

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