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In a year when Oregon lawmakers are grappling with a $1.6 billion budget shortfall, even some legislative leaders are having trouble gaining traction for…
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Last year, gun violence shook communities in Marysville and on Whidbey Island, Washington. Some lawmakers in Olympia said it was the result of inadequate…
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee wants to make sweeping changes to the state’s mental health system. The Democrat Wednesday proposed a six-year plan to downsize…
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Washington’s troubled Western State Hospital has been plagued by ineffective management, staff reductions and turnover. That’s according to a “root cause…
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In 2015 a federal judge in Seattle ruled that the state of Washington was violating the constitutional rights of mentally ill jail inmates by not…
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The state of Washington has struck a deal with the feds to keep Western State Hospital open and funded. The Department of Social and Health Services…
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It’s a new year, but the saga continues. The state of Washington has missed a deadline to provide competency services to jail inmates within seven days.…
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Washington is unlikely to meet a January deadline to provide jail inmates with court-ordered mental health services within seven days.Washington is under…
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A staffing shortage at Western State Hospital has created a crisis situation. Federal inspectors this week determined that patients and staff face…
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Washington’s Special Commitment Center on McNeil Island is home to 252 sex offenders. These are men -- and one woman -- who’ve completed their prison…