Author: Northwest Justice Project

The review could make King County the first jurisdiction in the nation to approach juvenile crime through a public-health lens.

We all can help to stop sexual harassment of immigrant workers. We have the power to demand changes to practices that endanger the immigrant workforce.

Sexual harassment among farmworkers in the Yakima Valley is prevalent, but there are groups making efforts to educuate and help women feel safe while reporting these incidents.

The youths, who were charged with crimes as adults, have spent at least 23 hours a day locked in windowless stalls without adequate, constitutionally required educational services, the lawsuit says.

Some parents at the school with the highest concentration of Native kids are frustrated with the school district. They say a shortage of classroom space in the brand-new facility for Licton Springs K-8 threatens their kids’ ability to learn. Northwest Justice Project has indicated that it will file a federal civil rights complaint if the school board fails to correct the situation.

St. Joseph’s Medical Center, on Tacoma’s Hilltop, is the flagship hospital of the CHI Franciscan Health System but has recently fallen under the cloud of a charity care lawsuit filed by the state Attorney General’s office.

The Department of Justice had sued the apartment owner and manager, alleging violations of the federal Fair Housing Act at three Edmonds rental properties.

On June 30, funding for civil legal aid statewide was increased by $5.15 million. This will allow NJP to expand its services and offer legal aid to more people such as Elizabeth Rose, whom NJP advocates helped avoid eviction from her home in Mt. Vernon. 

Washington law prevents domestic violence abusers from possessing guns. But advocates for victims say the courts aren’t doing enough to enforce the law.