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Breakdown: How Court-Ordered Fines Bury People in Debt

Breakdown: How Court-Ordered Fines Bury People in Debt

by Megan Garrity | Sep 7, 2021 | Legislation

After a reform effort failed to reach the floor of the state Legislature this year, the fight continues to alleviate the burden that court-ordered fines and fees impose on indigent individuals. House Bill 1412 would have given courts discretion to eliminate all...
Criminalizing Poverty Won’t “Solve” Homelessness

Criminalizing Poverty Won’t “Solve” Homelessness

by Megan Garrity | Aug 9, 2021 | Legislation

Across the country, cities are increasingly choosing to incorporate fines and arrests as part of the “solution” to the systemic issue of homelessness. Washington is no exception—in the past year a string of measures to ban overnight camping on city property were...
Voting Rights Restored: Passage of HB 1078 A Step Forward for Democracy

Voting Rights Restored: Passage of HB 1078 A Step Forward for Democracy

by Megan Garrity | Jul 20, 2021 | Legislation

The Washington state Legislature restored voting rights to up to 20,000 residents with the March passage of a bill that allows formerly incarcerated people to vote as soon as they leave prison. Effective 2022, people whose voting rights were revoked after being...
NCBF Helps to Reform Court Rule to Decrease Disruptions in People’s Lives

NCBF Helps to Reform Court Rule to Decrease Disruptions in People’s Lives

by Megan Garrity | Mar 4, 2021 | Legislation

A new court rule that went into effect in February makes it easier for pretrial defendants to maintain work and childcare duties while their cases proceed through the court. Northwest Community Bail Fund joined dozens of attorneys and community partners in supporting...

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