by Adriana | Dec 21, 2022 | General
The 2023 legislative session is coming quickly. Our legislators will have 105 days to pass new laws for Washington, and we want to make sure those laws advance equity and justice for everyone in our state. CLS is one of the only legal aid organizations in Washington...
by Adriana | Dec 12, 2022 | General
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...
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