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Behind the scenes of the policing roundtable breakdown
Advocates wanted reform, city leaders wanted to foster relationships. Both sides left frustrated. Here’s how it broke down and…
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Spokane County blocked ballot access for eligible voters in jail
74% of Spokane’s November jail population — Nearly 600 people — was pre-trial, had not been convicted, and was still eligible…
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‘Desolate Country’: Abusive priests clustered at mission schools
New mapping project supports claims that abusers were sent to tribal communities
By Mary Annette Pember, ICT News
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City official accused Jewels Helping Hands of criminal activity, but provided no information to state agencies
“The long and short of it is, none of the information has been substantiated.”
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How Washington state law lets clergy hide child sexual abuse
Clergy in the state have no obligation to report child abuse
By Wilson Criscione, InvestigateWest
Nearly 20 years ago, in…
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Spokane’s Domestic Violence Unit cut to make way for Violent Crimes Task Force
Victim advocates fear the impacts of short-staffing the previously effective unit.
When police officers in Spokane respond to domestic violence…
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Don’t Got the Beat
Newsrooms often give one of the most emotionally demanding and delicate jobs in journalism – the crime beat – to our least…
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Injustice by Geography
In Washington, whether or not you get access to pretrial services, which often requires home monitoring, drug testing and other costly things, largely depends on the jurisdiction you’re in.…
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Justice by Geography
Where You Live In Washington May Determine Whether You Get Stuck In Jail Before Trial…
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Lesley, Nope.
Which has been worse for people of color in Spokane County, Lesley Haskell's words, or Larry Haskell's actions?…
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Open Wounds
The Case of Maddesyn George and the Legal Legacies of Colonialism…
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Missing but not forgotten
Jenny Slagle on giving voice to and seeking justice for missing and murdered indigenous people…
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