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Disability Rights Washington announced Thursday that it will delay the filing of a lawsuit against the state of Washington on behalf of mentally disabled…
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Mentally disabled sex offenders housed on Washington’s McNeil Island aren’t getting the treatment they deserve. And, in some cases, they’re being held in…
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Brian Phillips spent 71 days in solitary confinement this summer. He was locked up in the Thurston County Jail near Olympia, Washington, after he went off…
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A federal judge in Seattle has made it clear to the state that mentally ill jail inmates need to be evaluated within seven days to see if they’re…
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The incident command for Washington’s biggest wildfire requested a mental health team to help people in Okanogan County. A national nonprofit called Green…
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The state of Washington is on a hiring spree for forensic psychologists. They’re needed to help address a backlog of mentally ill jail inmates whose…
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The state of Washington is under a federal court order to address the issue of mentally ill inmates languishing in jail. But the problem has actually…
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The court battle over wait times for Washington jail inmates to get mental health competency exams is not over.The state of Washington announced Friday it…
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Washington Governor Jay Inslee has signed several new mental health laws in recent days. The question is whether they will be funded.Budget negotiations…
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Mentally ill inmates continue to languish in Washington jails despite a recent federal judge’s ruling that the practice is unconstitutional.One inmate…