Washington Department of Social and Health Services

Now adults, the sisters in the case say it was state negligence that allowed the abuse to happen over two decades ago.

A federal judge has found Washington state in contempt and ordered it to pay more than $100 million for failing to provide timely psychiatric services to mentally ill people who must wait in jails for weeks.

According to Seattle Times reporter Esmy Jimenez nearly 900 people in Washington state are awaiting either a competency evaluation or restoration treatment, which is needed before they can go to trial. Restoration treatment can often involve medication, classes or therapy. KNKX's Emil Moffatt spoke with her to learn more.

In an unprecedented move, the state of Washington is shutting down a major provider of in-home care for developmentally disabled adults in King, Spokane...

The state of Washington has agreed to pay $4 million to settle a lawsuit involving a 7-year-old girl named Cheyene who was rescued from a trash and...

Mentally disabled sex offenders housed on McNeil Island are not getting the treatment they deserve. And, in some cases, they are being held in isolation.…