Washington has few paths to early prison release. Advocates fear Gov. Ferguson has closed off a critical one
Gov. Bob Ferguson has rejected everyone the state board recommended for commutation
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He’s in a prison cell, with no criminal conviction. Idaho put him there for mental health care.
Legislature will consider Idaho Gov. Brad Little’s proposal for a $24M secure facility — one that isn’t a prison
State caregivers in Oregon group homes reach crisis
Staffing shortages, low pay and safety concerns burn out a Department of Human Services unit that cares for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
How auditing giant KPMG became a global sustainability leader while serving companies accused of forest destruction
The firm vouched for an Indonesian company with a supply chain beset by deforestation allegations and a project in Canada that led to an Indigenous forest’s “death by a thousand cuts”
Vancouver Public Schools continued to use prohibited restraints on students after state ban
A review of hundreds of pages of records show security guards at Vancouver Public Schools have used banned restraints more than a year after the state outlawed them.
Wyden, Blumenauer try again to export Oregon mail voting, automatic registration to rest of U.S.
Mail voting has grown in popularity since the COVID pandemic began
WA's government transparency committee is ready to call it quits
As their fight for government transparency becomes increasingly difficult, the Washington Sunshine Committee is considering disbanding.
Could 2023 be the year Oregon restores voting rights to people with felony convictions?
Similar efforts stalled in 2021 and 2022, but civil rights groups are optimistic about their chances
Cougar killings continue in Klickitat County. This time it’s a kitten
Locals upset by latest “removal” but sheriff’s office policy of hunting cougars with dogs remains intact
Can crypto mining go green? Critics are skeptical
Some miners are promising more climate-friendly operations, but research shows the industry is a long way from putting that into practice
All former WA prisoners can now vote. So far, few have
Of the 24,000 residents with felony records now able to vote, just 414 did so last fall. Advocates hope to increase registration and voter education.
