Two Colville women were booked into a rural Washington jail. It became a death sentence
Critics say WA jails are letting opioid users suffer from withdrawals, leading to preventable deaths
Criminal Justice
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
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 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
King County woman’s chance to testify lost as prosecutors opt for plea deal, raising concerns about justice in sexual assault cases
Data shows many King County sexual assault cases end in plea deals that victims and advocates say don’t reflect the crime
WA prisoners pay millions in fees to the state. Most of the money isn’t being used
Family members who have loved ones behind bars are supposed to provide input into how the Incarcerated Individual Betterment Fund gets spent, but they say the state isn’t listening.
A Washington teen was trafficked by a man she met on Tinder, she says. Two years later, she’s still waiting for justice.
As online recruitment and exploitation of child sex trafficking victims rise, Washington is doing little to stop it
Oregon woman endures fear and despair in illegal imprisonment in Coffee Creek prison
Terri Lee Brown was released from Coffee Creek Correctional Facility after the Oregon Supreme Court found Gov. Tina Kotek’s order that sent her back to prison was unlawful