In an unexpected move that took many lawmakers off guard, the Washington Supreme Court recently declared the state’s current drug possession law unconstitutional, effectively striking the law from the books. The ruling may be welcome news for criminal justice...
Paving The Way To Justice
Paving The Way To Justice
Criminal Law
Options for cleaning your criminal record
Anyone who has ever been convicted of a crime knows how the penalties can carry on long after they have served their time and paid their fines. A criminal conviction on one's record can interfere with job prospects, housing choices and other parts of a person's life...
Plummeting crime and mass incarceration in Washington state
The need for criminal justice reform has never been more hidden from plain sight as it is now, and much of the evidence is illustrated in Washington state. With a hardening of sentencing laws and fewer avenues for early release for good behavior or parole, the state’s...