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Advocates seek early release for incarcerated youth amid COVID-19
A mother wasn't informed that her son's juvenile facility had a confirmed case. She wants transparency — and her child out.
Emily McCarty
Emily McCarty is formerly a reporter for Crosscut, where she covered central Washington. Before Crosscut, she spent time in Canada covering Indigenous issues, disability, and gender. She has
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Coronavirus disrupts child custody plans for WA parents
Family courts are closed except for emergencies, leaving many scrambling to improvise new parenting arrangements.
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WA rushes to provide emergency child care for essential workers
Schools are teaming up with local nonprofits to fill an increasingly desperate need for working parents.
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As coronavirus spreads, rural Washington prepares for the worst
Hospitals across the state are readying for COVID-19 with triage tents, pop-up clinics and a hunt for crucial supplies.
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A call for ballot clarity from an unlikely part of Washington
Crosscut Central Washington reporter Emily McCarty tells us what she found in rural, conservative Garfield County where seniors could lose critical transportation in the wake of I-976.