Health
For-profit Tacoma ICE center blocks health and labor inspections
Conditions in the immigrant detention facility have garnered over 300 complaints, but a law to increase state oversight is still tied up in court.
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Politics
Washington public defenders say the strained system needs funding
Too many cases, too few lawyers and too little money hurt local governments’ ability to provide effective counsel to those with financial constraints.
Indigenous Affairs
Yakama Nation’s new public safety campus gives justice room to grow
The tribal court system, which had occupied a cluster of trailers since the ’50s, plans to add services like a mental health or a veterans court.
Culture
WA authors are teaching AI how to write — without their consent
Companies like Meta and Bloomberg draw upon a database of 191,000 books to train the tools. Local writers aren’t happy, and lawsuits are in the works.
Foster Care
WA wants to secure housing for youth exiting state care
The state has renewed efforts to keep kids released from foster care and detention centers from becoming homeless.