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Attorneys are Looking to Extract Everything They Can From a Bankrupt Jesuit Ordernew
Kate Sanchez, a member of the Colville tribe, still feels revulsion when she comes here, remembering the sexual, physical, and emotional abuse she says she experienced at the hands of Jesuit priests at a school that was once a thriving boarding school four decades ago.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
03-01-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Washington State's Prison System Starts Shrinkagenew
The main factors driving the projected drop in inmates are bills that will put offenders in home detention and drug-treatment programs rather than prison, and offer them housing vouchers as part of an approved release plan that will allow them to leave prison before their maximum sentence is served.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
08-17-2009 |
Crime & Justice
A New Effort Seeks to Stop Washington's Prison System from Releasing Inmates Into Homelessnessnew
Housing advocates are lobbying for a bill by Washington Rep. Mark Miloscia that would require the Department of Corrections to come up with a plan to eliminate homelessness among former prisoners by the year 2015.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
03-02-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Detainees Refute ICE's Denials of Abusenew
A recent report, based on interviews with 41 detainees over a period of eight months in 2007 and 2008, alleges various "human rights violations" at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Wash., including inadequate medical care, lack of due process, and physical abuse.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
08-18-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Ari Kohn is The Patron Saint of Ex-Consnew
For three years he's been running, and funding, the Post-Prison Education Program, which takes former prisoners on in entirety -- paying for whatever food, housing, and clothing they and their families need. Now Kohn is trying to drum up money from outside sources, mainly from Washington's state Legislature, but his chances are iffy.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
04-28-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Prosecutor Admits Possible Injustice in the 'Three-Strikes' Lawnew
Will anyone follow?
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
01-28-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Lack of Employees, Not Space, Is Overcrowding Prisonsnew
Washington's Department of Corrections can't fill positions to open a new $39 million facility.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
08-06-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Washington's Gov. is One Tough Clemency Judgenew
Barry Massey was sentenced to life in prison for a crime he committed at age 13 -- Gov. Christine Gregoire recently rejected a clemency board recommendation that he be set free.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
07-09-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Rachel Corrie's Legacynew
The 23-year-old's 2003 death in Israel poses challenging questions -- in court and out.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
05-10-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
A Good Cop Wastednew
The 1999 WTO debacle brought down Seattle Police Chief Norm Stamper, one of America's most progressive cops. Now he's published a memoir offering a frank look at his rise and fall, and the challenges of reforming law enforcement.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
06-01-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
