Idaho leaders urged to address systemic failures following prison abuse reports
InvestigateWest reporters uncovered years of sexual abuse by women’s prison guards prompting calls for independent investigation
Government
‘Devolving into a democracy’: What’s behind the Washington GOP’s messy, inconsistent stand against American democracy
GOP resolution fuels concerns about threats to democracy; state party leader dismisses criticisms as “hair-on-fire rhetoric”
WA GOP chairman says party ‘lost a lot of talent’ to sanctions and infighting
Jim Walsh decries actions against lawmakers accused of “domestic terrorism,” sexual harassment and other misbehavior
Idaho ramped up investments in round-the-clock youth psychiatric care. But concerns over safety, accessibility loom
Parents of children who were turned away from Idaho Youth Ranch criticize its ‘unrealistic’ admissions standards
Washington prisons delayed nearly a third of all inmate release dates last year, costing taxpayers millions
Inmates say late releases derail their efforts to find housing
Following InvestigateWest report, Idaho approves funding for teen’s long-awaited care — but now there’s nowhere for him to go
Idaho lacks options for teens requiring highest level of psychiatric treatment
Broken Records: Citizens face growing obstacles to public records — and legislators are making them worse
We asked for government records from 15 Northwest cities, and Spokane was the slowest to provide them
Mayoral emails, collision reports, body-cam footage and firefighter thank-you’s: Public records tell a wide range of tales
A few of the other stories we stumbled across while testing the Pacific Northwest’s records’ systems
After Supreme Court ruling, some Oregon Democrats join Republicans in calling for changes to state camping laws
The issue could demand attention when lawmakers meet next year.
Experts say a teen needs psychiatric residential care. Idaho still won’t pay for it.
Idaho funded less than one-third of requests for youths to receive the highest level psychiatric care since 2019, data reveals
Four-year-old Oregon report identifies missing Native American women as an ‘emergency’ — but progress has been limited
Main recommendations remain unfinished, governor has not read the report, and critics say Indigenous voices have been left out
The Federal Government Just Acknowledged the Harm Its Dams Have Caused Tribes. Here’s What It Left Out.
The Biden administration said officials historically gave “little, if any, consideration” to impacts on tribal fishing. But some sought deliberately to upend the harvest, according to documents obtained by ProPublica and Oregon Public Broadcast
Pierce deputy drove 83 mph in wrong lane during deadly 2020 crash
Records show the county settled for $3.5M after deeming the collision highly preventable, demonstrating the vague legal standards for officer driving.