by Adriana | May 21, 2019 | Policy Reform
On May 21, Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill (SB 5438) into law improving oversight of the problematic “H-2A” temporary agricultural worker visa program, which has expanded rapidly in Washington in recent years while enforcement has not kept pace.While the H-2A...
by Adriana | May 21, 2019 | General
Columbia Legal Services undertook a multi-year investigation to examine all documents related to every death that occurred inside Washington jails from 2005 through June 2016, culminating in a report, Gone But Not Forgotten: The Untold Stories of Jail Deaths in...
by Adriana | May 21, 2019 | General
This is a detailed spreadsheet used for a report, Gone But Not Forgotten: The Untold Stories of Jail Deaths in Washington, about the in-custody deaths of hundreds of people behind bars in Washington’s jails. The investigation led to a variety of data including...
by Adriana | May 9, 2019 | Policy Reform
Washington governor Jay Inslee signed a bill today that overhauls the eviction process and gives tenants greater opportunity to pay their landlords what they owe without being forced to move. Most notably, the bill (SB 5600) extends the three day pay-or-vacate period...
by Adriana | May 1, 2019 | General
Servicios Legales Columbia es una organización de abogacía estatal con impacto legal que trabaja para desmantelar y transformar los sistemas que perpetúan la pobreza y la injusticia. Las comunidades que saqueadas servimos dirigen nuestro trabajo a través del estado de...
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