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WA: Say what? Child sex victims must prove they’re not wed to abuser? Scrub this law now

·February 18, 2021
·3 Comments

[thenewstribune.com - 2/17/21] Part of the job of a lawmaker is to be a law eraser. Washington legislators are sometimes asked to scrub anachronistic language from the statute books, not…

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WA: Should People With Criminal Convictions Be Able to Work in Health Care? Bill in Legislature Would Relax State Laws

·February 14, 2021
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[chronline.com - 2/14/21] Washington lawmakers are discussing a bill that would end the automatic disqualification of people with certain criminal convictions from working with vulnerable populations in health care or…

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WA: HB 1282 Will Allow All People Convicted of a Felony to Earn Up to 33% Off Their Sentence

·February 8, 2021
·11 Comments

[Washington Voices - wavoices.org - 2/7/21] Dear Friends, This Thursday, February 11, at 1:30 pm, the House Committee on Public Safety will vote on HB 1282. If this bill becomes…

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Action Alert for WA Residents: Write Comments on HB 1078 to Restore Ex-Felons’ Voting Rights

·January 18, 2021
·7 Comments

[familysafetyfoundation.org - 1/18/21] This Thursday, January 21, the Washington House State Government and Tribal Relations committee will vote on HB 1078. If this bill becomes law, voting rights will be…

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WA: Change in legal ruling creates stricter rules for Washington sex offenders

·January 18, 2021
·20 Comments

The laws just got a little stricter for Washington sex offenders after a recent state Supreme Court ruling that applies to offenders from out of state who move here. Full…

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WA: UW Seattle to host homeless Tent City 3 again [except for sex offenders]

·December 20, 2020
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[kiro7.com - 12/20/20] SEATTLE — The University of Washington welcomed back Tent City 3, hosting up to 70 residents for the next three months. UW said the lower occupancy will…

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WA: A claw and a bat. People arm themselves as tensions rise over homeless RVs at the Capitol

·November 22, 2019
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[spokanepublicradio.org - 11/21/19] In the shadow of Washington’s Capitol dome is a broad boulevard -- called Deschutes Parkway -- with a popular walking and running path that curves along Capitol…

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WA: Tarra Simmons Looks To Become 1st Former Inmate Elected To Washington Legislature

·October 21, 2019
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[opb.org - 10/21/19] A Washington attorney and criminal justice reform advocate who previously served time in prison is seeking to become the first formerly incarcerated person elected to the Washington…

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WA: Why a sex offender would run for office: Willie Russell’s story

·August 20, 2019
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[washingtonstatewire.com - 8/20/19] Willie Russell is running for the Snohomish County Council this year. He squeaked through the August primary, and will face Stephanie Wright in November for Council position…

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WA: Washington Sexting Bill Aims to Shield Teens From Adult Law

·April 11, 2019
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[usnews.com - 4/11/19] Legislation aimed at keeping youth who send sexually explicit texts from being charged under adult sex crime laws has cleared the Legislature in Washington state. The bill…

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Seattle Police “Rescue” 26 Sex Workers. But Did They Want to Be Rescued?

·March 13, 2019
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[floridaactioncommittee.org - 3/13/19] The Seattle Police Department, along with the FBI and Department of Homeland Security, say they arrested five people and “rescued 26 victims of sex trafficking” earlier this…

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WA: House Passes Responsible Teen Communications Act

·March 6, 2019
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[seattlemedium.com - 3/6/19] OLYMPIA – On Monday, the Washington State House of Representatives passed House Bill 1742 on a bipartisan vote of 57-39. The Responsible Teen Communications Act, sponsored by…

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WA: Sheriff’s Seeking Input on Proposed Domestic Offender Registry [House Bill 1080 and Senate Bill 5244]

·February 7, 2019
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[newstalk870.am Washington State] The Franklin County Sheriff's office posted some comments on their Facebook page, seeking public input on two companion bills (one in House, one in Senate) being debated…

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WA: Sex offender records request raises safety, First Amendment questions

·December 16, 2018
·27 Comments

Attorneys fighting a request to release the names of all level 1 sex offenders in Cowlitz County are making a novel — and perhaps long-shot — legal argument to the…

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WA: DEFAMATION? Website Names Men Anonymously Accused Of Sexual Assault

·October 8, 2018
·13 Comments

A website created by University of Washington students allows users to anonymously post the names of men who have allegedly committed sexual assault — an act that could land the…

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WA: On McNeil Island, the only residents are 214 dangerous sex offenders

·October 3, 2018
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Civil commitment centers, which exist in less than half of US states, are meant as a community safeguard, but they’re riddled with controversies. Full Article

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WA: Several more injunctions hit sex offender request

·September 19, 2018
·10 Comments

Curtis Hart is scheduled to receive the names of most of Cowlitz County’s 570 level 1 sex offenders Wednesday, but a few names likely will be withheld. One offender was…

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WA: Man plans to publish names of level 1 sex offenders

·September 7, 2018
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Sex offender vigilante Curtis Hart has caused a furor among level 1 sex offenders by planning to publish many of their 570 names on the internet. Hart has requested that…