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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A tribute to Don Smith, a tireless advocate for journalism and InvestigateWest
Smith, a long-serving InvestigateWest board member and advocate for fearless journalism, died at 75.
Idaho Created a $25 Million Fund to Fix Unsafe Schools. Why Is Nobody Using It?
About a decade ago, one school district went to the state for money to fix its crumbling buildings. It got a fraction of what it asked for. Since then, no other district has even applied.
Amid heavy smoke, wildfire crews work without practical respirators
'There are times where you just don’t breathe, because you can’t.'
The long struggle over taxing the rich
States’ taxes lean most heavily on poorer residents. These states are trying to change that.
Recent court case sheds light on ‘punitive, para-military atmosphere’ at women’s prison
An officer, who encouraged a “code of silence,” tried to keep a tasing incident quiet
Parents rail against Seattle-area school district for failing to stop staffer’s ‘grooming-like behavior’
District defends the steps it took after InvestigateWest revealed lack of discipline against accused child predator
WA foster parents say the state still hasn't fixed overly punitive investigations driving them out of foster care
A foster mother says she paid a high price for an overturned finding of abuse
