by Charlie | Aug 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
Amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic, how is the Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) ensuring safety for people serving long sentences in its custody? In the last five months, family members, advocates, organizers, and, most importantly, incarcerated...
by Charlie | Jul 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
H-2A farm workers who harvested apples for Stemilt Ag Services in over 36 orchards in Eastern Washington in 2017 filed an employment rights class action lawsuit today against Stemilt Ag Services based in Wenatchee, Washington. The H-2A workers allege that Stemilt...
by Charlie | Dec 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Antonio Ginatta, Policy DirectorAt Columbia Legal Services, we’re continuing to fight alongside people in poverty who need medical help. Our clients have successfully challenged hospital practices that denied people access to charity care, and we’ve pushed for...
by Charlie | Oct 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
In a split decision released today, in In re the Dependency of E.H. and S.K.-P., the Washington Supreme Court ruled that the current statute regarding appointment of counsel for children in dependency proceedings sufficiently protects their constitutional rights, as...
by Charlie | Aug 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
King County has agreed to ban solitary confinement of juveniles in all King County detention facilities, with some specific exceptions, according to a settlement signed today by Judge John C. Coughenour of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of...
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