Idaho leaders urged to address systemic failures following prison abuse reports
InvestigateWest reporters uncovered years of sexual abuse by women’s prison guards prompting calls for independent investigation
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InvestigateWest unveils new website
Redesigned site prioritizes transparency, expands tools for republishing and strengthens connection with audiences
The University of Washington is trying to weather a storm of setbacks for misinformation researchers
Political pressure, loss of access to data from social media sites have made it harder to study how falsehoods spread
A Portland woman says her wife stole her identity. Like many victims, she’s unable to press charges
Experts say difficulties in prosecuting spousal identity theft means victims are often steered to civil court to seek justice
More than one-third of Idaho jails failed their inspections. Find out if your local jail is one of them.
Search InvestigateWest’s database of jail inspections for details on the conditions inside
Without state protections, Idaho jail detainees face dangerous conditions
States in the Northwest lack laws ensuring the health and safety of people locked in county jails
Idaho agency for victims defunds suspected whistleblower, maintains support for nonprofit embroiled in alleged Medicaid fraud
Records indicate the decision to defund nonprofit was punishment for alleged involvement in InvestigateWest articles
In a rural stretch of Washington, a ‘constitutional sheriff’ and his growing volunteer posse provoke controversy
Where some see a “rural neighborhood watch” that saves money, others worry about liability and ties to extremism
Oregon woman’s suicide after repeated 911 calls reveals gaps in Bend’s lauded crisis response system
She called 911 nine times in six months seeking help before neighbors found her dead
Idaho jails withheld details about dozens of detainee deaths
Idaho doesn’t investigate jail deaths or require counties to report them — leaving jail officials to decide what to tell the public
Spokane now requires a notary for some public records requests — ‘a waste of tax dollars,’ critics say
New barrier highlights difficulty of Washington’s law limiting use of public records for commercial purposes
Farmworker advocates say new federal rules could save lives, but Idaho AG helped block them
As guest worker program grows, so do cases of exploitation, wage theft and retaliation
