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2023 Imagine Justice Youth Art Winners & Honorable Mentions
Congratulations to the amazing winners of this year’s Imagine Justice Youth Art Contest! Each winning artist earns a $500 prize and placement in the 2024 Imagine Justice Youth Art Calendar. Donate any amount today and you’ll receive the youth art calendar in the mail!...
🎉 Welcome to Imagine Justice Week!
Imagine Justice Week begins today! We are very excited to celebrate with you as we recommit to the work of racial and economic justice for all! This week we’ll be: Announcing the winners of the 2023 Imagine Justice Youth Art Contest and sharing their visions of...
✨ Imagine Justice with Dr. Paul Ortiz!
Register for a great discussion with Dr. Ortiz about the interconnected histories of African American and Latinx struggles for liberation.
Media Release: Governor Inslee signs bill protecting people in for-profit detention
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...
Media Release: Governor signs bill protecting renters from unfair charges
Governor Inslee signs HB 1074, providing renters protection from unfair charges.
To our community of support
If you are planning to GIVE BIG this week, we hope you’ll include CLS in your generosity.
2023 Imagine Justice Sponsorship
Thank you for supporting our vision for a more equitable and relational sponsorship model with universal benefits. We can’t wait to celebrate Imagine Justice Week September 18th - 21st with our friends and partners around the state! Printable 2023 Imagine Justice...
Judge rules Kittitas County Jail cannot make poor people pay for medical care
Judge issued a summary judgment order in favor of person who was given thousands of dollars in medical debt after becoming ill while detained at Kittitas County Corrections Center.
Braam v. Washington – History of the Case
The start of the caseA substantive due process right to adequate careThe 2004 Settlement AgreementThe Panel’s Professional Standards and 2006 and 2008 Implementation PlansThe 2008 Enforcement ActionThe 2011 Revised Settlement and Exit AgreementThe Disbanding the...
2023 Imagine Justice Youth Art Celebration & Contest
We are thrilled to announce we are now accepting entries to the 2023 Imagine Justice Youth Art Celebration & Contest!
Celebración y Concurso de Arte Juvenil de Imagina la Justicia 2023
¡Estamos encantados de anunciar que ahora estamos aceptando inscripciones para la Celebración y Concurso de Arte Juvenil de Imagina la Justicia 2023!