by Annabell Joya | May 12, 2023 | General, Policy Reform
May 10, 2023, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill to create stronger health and safety protections for people detained in private prisons in the state. House Bill (HB) 1470, sponsored by Rep. Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-21), requires the state’s Department of...
by Annabell Joya | May 9, 2023 | General
Governor Inslee signed House Bill (HB) 1074 into law today, establishing important protections for renters in danger of losing their security deposits to unfair damage claims. The new law will keep renters from falling into debt because of fraudulent or exaggerated...
by Annabell Joya | Jul 28, 2022 | Impact Litigation
TACOMA, WA, JULY 28, 2022 – Columbia Legal Services (CLS) reached a settlement agreement with the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) on behalf of three youth held in its juvenile rehabilitation centers. The youth represented in Rogers v. Hunter had...
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