Criminal Legal From one voice to many: Women speak out on Idaho prison abuse Inspired by Andrea Weiskircher, scores of women revealed sexual abuse by Idaho prison staff. Most of their cases were buried. By Whitney Bryen, InvestigateWest and Wilson Criscione, InvestigateWest / 26 Oct 2025
Criminal Legal Idaho law challenges prosecutors seeking to penalize prison guards for sexual abuse When guards are charged, plea deals offer leniency By Whitney Bryen, InvestigateWest and Wilson Criscione, InvestigateWest / 26 Oct 2025
Criminal Legal In Idaho women’s prisons, guards get away with sexual abuse and victims are blamed A yearlong investigation finds rampant sexual abuse by guards, systemic cover-ups, and punishment for victims By Wilson Criscione, InvestigateWest and Whitney Bryen, InvestigateWest / 14 Oct 2025
Criminal Legal The Idaho prison guard who preyed on women — and the system that hid his ‘predatory’ conduct This is the first installment in a new InvestigateWest series called “Guarded by Predators,” exposing rape and abuse by Idaho’s prison guards and the system that shields them By Whitney Bryen, InvestigateWest and Wilson Criscione, InvestigateWest / 13 Oct 2025
Healthcare Union says Providence fired 15 nurses in retaliation for news coverage of girl’s suicide at Spokane hospital Providence has accused nurses and other staff of violating patient privacy laws. By Whitney Bryen, InvestigateWest and Kaylee Tornay, InvestigateWest / 1 Aug 2025
Healthcare Spokane hospital where 12-year-old died endangered other suicidal patients, investigators find State health records show repeated safety violations at Providence Sacred Heart hospital By Whitney Bryen, InvestigateWest and Kaylee Tornay, InvestigateWest / 21 May 2025
Healthcare A 12-year-old killed herself at a Spokane hospital that recently closed its youth psychiatric unit Workers say girl’s death is an example of what they feared from Providence closing the unit. By Kaylee Tornay, InvestigateWest and Whitney Bryen, InvestigateWest / 23 Apr 2025
