Advocates worry for women, children and elders as abuse takes on new forms, making exit plans and reporting even more difficult.

Advocates and parents worry about the safety of undocumented youth being held in two Pacific Northwest facilities.

Attorneys, advocates, public officials want to ban some felony bookings in King County, but judges and others object

With coronavirus already straining vital post-prison services, former inmates will have few places to turn for help.

A mother wasn't informed that her son's juvenile facility had a confirmed case. She wants transparency — and her child out.

Seeing their children in person may put parents, as well as foster families and social workers, at risk, but can the state stop them?

The ACLU of Washington calls its proposed initiative a "public health issue." But coronavirus complicates its path to the ballot.

From the General Strike of 1919 to the dot-com recession, the city is no stranger to empty streets.

The deadly Centralia Tragedy saw conflict between the Wobblies and the American Legion — and left behind a debated legacy.

Inmates, ruled by the same fears as outside, aren't provided information and resources to protect themselves.

Immigration advocates are pushing for the release of a detainee with serious health concerns at the ICE facility in Tacoma.

Judges, advocates and even ICE prosecutors all say the coronavirus puts staff and others in harm’s way. The feds have reopened immigration courts anyway.

When it comes to life without parole sentences, the state is a global outlier.

Defense attorneys want judges to release more inmates, as a King County guard tests positive for COVID-19.

The suit, filed by the ACLU and Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, calls for the immediate release of detainees in Tacoma.