As the Spokane County prosecutor refuses to engage with families affected by police violence and continues to find police killings justified, state bills designed to hold police accountable failed this year in the legislature. Meanwhile lawmakers look to pour more money into policing.
“Individuals increasingly find themselves in cages unfit for lab mice and subjected to conditions with less scrutiny than that of invertebrate species kept in aquariums.”
Spokane is within 100 miles of a border, which puts our community at greater risk of mass deportations. It’s time to brush up on your rights, and how to protect your neighbors.
Spokane está a 100 millas de una frontera, lo que pone a nuestra comunidad en mayor riesgo de deportaciones masivas. Es hora de repasar sus derechos y cómo proteger a sus vecinos.
Community policing nonprofit Spokane C.O.P.S. (not the police) could lose their longstanding funding. A closer look at the organization uncovered communication breakdowns with the city, a volunteer with extremist ties and the employment of a Brady-List officer.
Mead High School officials who knew about the harassment and assaults did nothing to reign in the teammates' behavior for several months and dismissed it as 'horseplay,' a new lawsuit contends.
It’s not just about how a society responds to crime or conflict. A bigger – but often ignored – aspect of this people’s priority is designing environments and policies that prevent dangerous situations from arising in the first place.
Friends and activists are raising funds to cover medical bills for Spokane water protector Jacob Johns, who was shot in the chest at a New Mexico rally.
