Tag: Criminal Justice

U.S. Marshals Capture Seattle Homicide Suspect After Mistaken California Jail Release

The U.S. Marshals Service has arrested a Seattle homicide suspect, Isaiah Andrews, who was mistakenly released from a California jail in October 2025. Andrews, 20,...

WA sheriffs urge partial veto of bill setting new standards for their jobs

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard March 13, 2026 Washington sheriffs are pushing Gov. Bob Ferguson to veto parts of a controversial bill that would set...

First grants awarded under WA’s new $100M police hiring program

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard March 10, 2026 The first two grants from Washington’s new $100 million effort to boost law enforcement hiring have been...

Kent Becomes First City in Washington to Secure HB 2015 Public Safety Funding

Kent, WA | February 26, 2026 — The Kent Police Department announced that the City of Kent has become the first city in Washington...

WA lawmakers work to keep bipartisan public defense proposals alive

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard February 20, 2026 A framework for assuring the state eventually pays a much greater share of public defense costs in...

Proposed block on WA police hiring ICE agents fizzles out in Legislature

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard February 3, 2026 A proposal to bar law enforcement in the state from employing former federal immigration agents hired under...

WA crime victim advocates make another plea for state funding

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard January 27, 2026 For years, crime victim advocates in Washington have fought for state funding to make up for dwindling...

Racial disparities persist with WA state patrol traffic stops

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard December 22, 2025 Washington state troopers stop and search drivers of color more often than white Washingtonians, new data shows. Washington...

WA agency investigating police deadly force expanding to Pierce County

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard December 15, 2025 The nascent Washington agency tasked with investigating incidents when police kill people will grow its footprint to...

Police are failing to solve most violent crimes in WA

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard December 5, 2025 More than half of violent crimes in Washington state are going unsolved. That sobering data point, shared with...

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U.S. Marshals Capture Seattle Homicide Suspect After Mistaken California Jail Release

WA Fish and Wildlife commissioner accuses agency director of retaliation

Immigrants in WA to be notified of federal workplace inspections under new law

Tag: Criminal Justice

U.S. Marshals Capture Seattle Homicide Suspect After Mistaken California Jail Release

WA sheriffs urge partial veto of bill setting new standards for their jobs

First grants awarded under WA’s new $100M police hiring program

Kent Becomes First City in Washington to Secure HB 2015 Public Safety Funding

WA lawmakers work to keep bipartisan public defense proposals alive

Proposed block on WA police hiring ICE agents fizzles out in Legislature

WA crime victim advocates make another plea for state funding

Racial disparities persist with WA state patrol traffic stops

WA agency investigating police deadly force expanding to Pierce County

Police are failing to solve most violent crimes in WA

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