The June 11 ICE protesters arrested in a US Marshal sweep will face a jury trial. 7 were released Tuesday; 2 will be held in custody until at least Friday.
The arrestees include Justice Forral, Erin Lang and former city council president Ben Stuckart, who were all arrested during the June 11 protests. Organizer Jac Archer, who was not arrested June 11, was also arrested this morning.
As local, state and federal law enforcement flooded North Idaho Sunday in response to a horrific ambush on local firefighters, social media brimmed with misinformation. Here’s what we know, what we can debunk and what’s still up in the air.
Washington is generally perceived as a liberal state, but it has a massive carceral system that keeps people trapped in a cycle of incarceration and poverty. We’re hosting an event dedicated to educating the public about this.
At recent high-profile immigration protests, SPD arrested more than 40 people and confiscated some of their phones. A week and half later, some protesters have gotten them back, but many demonstrators still don’t know where the phones are.
Spokane Police officers arrested Justice Forral on a warrant from the county Sheriff’s Office for new 3rd degree assault charges leveled against Forral for the anti-ICE protest on Wednesday.
Dept. of Corrections says people who tested positive for illicit substances decades ago still require treatment if they want early release. Some of them don't even have a history of addiction, but the prison's behavioral health contractor places the inmates into their treatment program anyway.
