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Washington Leads Nation As Net Importer Of Out-Of-State Parolees

OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend 2009. Maurice Clemmons, an Arkansas felon living in Washington, walks into a coffee shop and guns down four Lakewood police officers. Pierce County...

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Oregon Governor Pushes Corrections Cost-Cutting

SALEM, Ore. – Governor John Kitzhaber says Oregon can save millions of dollars a year by changing the way the state punishes non-violent criminals. The Democrat has included those savings in his next...

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Blue Ribbon Panel's Recommendations Include Easing Certain Prison Sentences

SALEM, Ore. – Some of Oregon’s voter-approved criminal sentencing laws would get a second look under a series of recommendations approved Monday by a high level commission. It’s part of a package of...

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Budget Fallout: Juvenile Re-Arrest Rates Spike After Parole Cut

OLYMPIA, Wash. – We’re starting to see real world fallout from some of the state budget cuts made in last few years. One of the clearest examples in Washington is juvenile parole. It turns out that the...

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Oregon Lawmakers Consider Death Penalty Repeal

SALEM, Ore. – More than a year ago, Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber stunned people by enacting a moratorium on the death penalty. It happened just weeks before the scheduled execution of two-time...

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Sex Abuse Survivors Want To Eliminate Statute Of Limitations

SALEM, Ore. - Survivors of childhood sex abuse are lobbying in Salem to eliminate the time limit to press charges against their perpetrators. A committee held a hearing on a new bill Monday. Letty...

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Inslee Calls For 'Aggressive' Approach To Drunk Drivers

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Washington Governor Jay Inslee is demanding a renewed crackdown on drunk drivers. This after recent tragedies in the Seattle area. The Democrat Tuesday called for more DUI patrols,...

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Oregon House Passes Sentencing, Corrections Changes

Oregon lawmakers have given the initial approval to a sweeping measure aimed at checking the growth of the state's prison population. The House Thursday passed a bill that reduces some sentences for...

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Inslee Launches Review Of Prison Population Growth

Washington state’s prison system is projected to need 1,000 new beds by 2018. And that growth has Governor Jay Inslee concerned.

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Washington Supreme Court Sets Standard For Post-Conviction DNA Testing

Washington’s Supreme Court may have just made it easier for prison inmates to try to get their convictions overturned through DNA testing.

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Accused Could Have To Pay For Alcohol, Drug Monitoring In Washington

Accused criminals in Washington could be required to pay thousands of dollars for drug and alcohol monitoring while they await trial.

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Washington State Auditor Ramps Up Defense In Federal Court Hearing

The attorney for indicted Washington State Auditor Troy Kelley aggressively sought to undermine the case against his client during a pretrial hearing in Tacoma.

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Released Prisoner Charged With Homicide Should Have Still Been Locked Up When...

A man who was released from a Washington prison early by mistake is charged with killing a mother of two when he should have still been locked up.

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Three-Strikes Offenders Deserve A 'Second Look' Says Sentencing Commission

Three-strikes offenders serving life in prison without the possibility of parole should get a “second look.” That’s the position of Washington’s Sentencing Guidelines Commission.

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Arrest By Idaho Trooper On Washington Border Creates Jurisdictional Toss-Up

If an Idaho state trooper stops an Idaho driver just across the Washington state line and a lawsuit ensues—whose case is it? The Washington Supreme Court Thursday said it’s basically a legal coin toss.

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Oregon Lawmakers Debate Whether Grand Juries Should Be Recorded

Oregon lawmakers are once again debating whether testimony in front of grand juries should be recorded. It's not the first time the proposal has surfaced.

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