Washington courts rarely discipline guardians ad litem accused of misconduct in custody cases
Minimal oversight of court investigators makes it difficult for parents to challenge flawed reports without risking damage to their cases
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Oregon group wants to make it easier to commit those in mental health crisis
New report from a state work group offers dozens of suggestions to improve Oregon’s civil commitment process
Lawsuit accuses Idaho agency of defunding anti-trafficking nonprofit in retaliation for whistleblowing
Victims assistance agency pulled funding for nonprofit believing it was behind InvestigateWest articles
Three years, no investigations: A slow start for Washington office tasked with probing police violence
Most cases under review involve the deaths of Native Americans
A mentally ill inmate in Oregon lost nearly 100 pounds before his sudden death, records suggest
“Starvation is a terrible way to die,” says attorney Lee Ann Donaldson, who is representing Skye Baskin’s family
Since Dobbs, Idaho mothers increasingly accused of child abuse while pregnant
Officials are using medical information to add mothers to child abuse registry for conduct before birth
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