by Adriana | Dec 6, 2022 | General
Taking apart our state’s unjust system of legal financial obligations (the fees and fines courts assign someone convicted of a crime) is one of CLS’s longstanding top priorities. Every year, we work to chip away at the laws that trap people in unending debt, long...
by Adriana | Oct 31, 2022 | General
THURSTON COUNTY, WA – Even within our harsh, punishment-focused incarceration system, society recognizes that youth are different from adults, and must be treated differently. Our laws are slowly beginning to acknowledge that the brain is still developing in...
by Adriana | Oct 26, 2022 | General
We are celebrating the Washington Supreme Court’s decision last week in State v. Garza – a case regarding juvenile records that had moved through the courts for years. We are particularly grateful to Alex Newhouse and the Washington Appellate Project for seeing the...
by Adriana | Sep 21, 2022 | General
Elementary School Middle School High School Elementary School WINNER 🥇 Artist Salvador Juarez Artist Statement My name is Salvador Juarez. I’m 9 years old and just started third grade. This is the first art contest I’ve joined, but I’ve been...
by Adriana | Sep 9, 2022 | General
Supporting our communities and undoing systemic racism are goals we aspire to in everything we do. That means being intentional, not just when we litigate, but in all the ways we interact with and impact our communities. That’s why we’ve partnered with Intentionalist...
by Adriana | Aug 30, 2022 | General
At Columbia Legal Services (CLS), our vision of Washington is a state where every person enjoys their full human rights. As an organization committed to promoting human rights, we follow with interest discussions involving the domestic human rights record of the...
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