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...
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...
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...
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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