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King County Jail – King County Adult Detention Center – 051622 The King County Jail is seen from the street Monday, May 16, 2022, in Seattle, Wash. 220386

As jail deaths spiked, King County failed to comply with new state law

Josh Harris, Pierce County Council candidate, has entered the race on a pro-law enforcement platform after bailing out three Tacoma police officers who face criminal charges for the death of Manuel Ellis.
Pierce County candidate running on law-and-order platform has criminal record | Times Watchdog
Valencia Brooks, a Black police officer who retired in February after 32 years at the Tacoma Police Department, stands outside of the Tacoma Police Department Headquarters Tuesday, November 16, 2021. Brooks filed 18 complaints over the years taking aim at engrained racism in the department. Despite convincing evidence, only one was upheld, and that one only in part. Brooks had a front-row seat to decades of institutional racism 218811 218811
Black police, blue line: What happened when a Tacoma officer challenged institutional racism
State employees say WA insurance chief used racist slurs, mistreated staff
A sexual assault case at Washington State University shows gaps in how colleges respond to misconduct
Toxic PCBs festered at a Monroe school for eight years as students, teachers grew sicker
WA insurance chief Mike Kreidler apologizes for using racist slurs
Police misconduct is costing Washington taxpayers millions VIEW

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Darrell Herde, 72, leans on his car that was destroyed in the 244th Command Fire in Graham, Wash., over a year ago.

Who pays when power lines burn down homes? Not Washington's utility companies

Tara Velan, a Seattle-based freelance artist, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021 is seen with a mural she painted in the city. Velan filed a report to the police in July 2016 alleging she had been sexually assaulted by her massage therapist and later was astonished that the massage therapist had been allowed to practice after the Department of Health became aware of the first complaint. Velan felt her assault was preventable. 218254

‘How many people get away with this?’ Washington struggles to crack down on health providers’ sexual misconduct

Thirty-one new Washington State Troopers take the oath and are sworn in, joining the force with graduation ceremonies in the Capitol building in Olympia, WA. The ceremony was in the Capitol Rotunda. Thursday Dec 13, 2018 208741

Washington State Patrol has failed to diversify over decades, with psychologist as key gatekeeper

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A six pound dog, soon to be adopted, is seen at Seattle Humane in Bellevue Tuesday, Sept 21, 2021. 218252

Staffers and volunteers at Seattle Humane describe toxic environment, chaotic policies as animal adoptions fell VIEW

Jeremy Dashiell CQ visits a mural honoring Manuel Ellis CQ in Tacoma. In high school, Dashiell and Ellis shared a love of track, basketball and music. The friends reconnected during the last year, meeting one another’s children and making music together. “He was a genuine, humble person,” says Dashiell. “I’m going to pray for justiceÉ. No one deserves to be treated the way he did.” 214911

Full coverage of the investigation into the killing of Manuel Ellis

A still from a video shows former Tukwila police officer Nick Hogan used an unsanctioned takedown against Alvin Walker in 2011, breaking Walker’s elbow. Hogan was fired after multiple investigations found he violated department policy, and later pleaded guilty to violating a suspect’s civil rights, but he retained his state certification.

Fired, but still a cop: How Washington state’s decertification process leaves troubled officers with their guns WATCH

Tyffani Murillo, her daughters Rylie Dickinson, 9, and Emmie Dickinson, 12, with their grandmother Kareen Huffman are photographed near some freshly cut trees on Huffman’s property in Lake Stevens. The young granddaughters are holding a photograph of their great grandma Darlene Mach who passed away earlier this year at the age of 83. The girls great-great grandmother, Kathleen Chappell died last year at the age of 103. Photographed on September 22, 2020. 215100

Nursing homes in Washington state struggled with adequate staffing for years. Then coronavirus struck.

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