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Washington state's three-strikes law was enacted 29 years ago because people thought it would reduce crime during a wave of it in the ‘80s and ‘90s. But these tough-on-crime laws have not only led to high rates of incarceration but also have disproportionately impacted Black, Indigenous and other people of color. Now state leaders are looking to amend these laws.
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A Washington state judge is letting a murder defendant take a two-week, five-state road trip before her arraignment.Peggy Sue Thomas was arrested this…
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MISSOULA, Mont. — Authorities thought their dayslong manhunt for a fugitive former anti-government militia leader was reaching a climax as they closed in…
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It could be two decades before Seattle needs more jail beds for its misdemeanor inmates. City and King County leaders say that’s the expected result of a…
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The state's newest Supreme Court justice was sworn in Friday afternoon. Charlie Wiggins defeated incumbent Justice Richard Sanders by just 13,000 votes in…
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A jury is recommending that a judge sentence a man and his son to death after they were convicted of planting a bomb that killed two Oregon police…
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Does Seattle have more child prostitutes than other cities? During a three-day crackdown, the FBI picked up more young prostitutes in this area than…