Overflowing Idaho prisons are sending women with good behavior to ‘the hole’
Incarceration rates are rising, and inmates say they’re being punished for the state’s failures to manage prison capacity
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Student who received Oregon grant to boost women employed in trucking says her instructors discriminated against her
Chemeketa Community College student said that instructors offered less drive time, disparaged drivers of color and women
Washington bill aims to give judges more guidance in high-conflict custody cases
Supporters say it will help prevent dangerous parents from getting custody. Opponents fear it will do the opposite
Suicides highlight apathy, lack of accountability at Idaho’s Canyon County jail
InvestigateWest review finds deputies violated policies that could have saved detainees
Most WA sheriffs say they will follow state’s ‘sanctuary’ law — with a few exceptions
InvestigateWest and Cascade PBS surveyed 39 counties’ chief law officers on how they plan to balance conflicting state and federal laws
Proposed Washington law aims to address racial disparities in traffic stops
Bill would limit when police can stop motorists for traffic violations
Idaho legislators introduce bill to crack down on employers who hire undocumented workers
Lawmaker says proposal to require the use of E-Verify will fit into Trump administration’s nationwide immigration crackdown
Pressure builds on Army Corps to produce years-late reports on Willamette River Basin dams
New federal study shows dams harming endangered salmon as Congress pushed for action
WA bill that would reduce sentences for inmates with juvenile felonies moves through Legislature
Opponents say it would re-traumatize victims and burden the courts
Washington courts plod through historic effort to vacate hundreds of thousands of illegal drug convictions
Less than one-fifth of eligible cases have been vacated thus far
Months after a Vancouver ballot drop box is set ablaze, Washington state is set to lose election security funds
Clark County auditor wants Legislature to treat the issue more seriously
She was raped and relentlessly demanded answers — until the city took her to court for harassment
In a small Seattle suburb, a rape investigation sparks a war over speech and power
Washington lawmakers hear public testimony on bill to define the role of sheriff’s ‘posses’
The bill also seeks to standardize eligibility and certification requirements for law enforcement leaders