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Average wait times to get into the state hospital have decreased, and are now hovering near the time limits mandated by a 2014 court order.
Gov. Jay Inslee proposed a plan to “transform the state’s mental health system” by 2023, but the state has failed to meet its deadline and the repercussions are frustrating families, advocates and law enforcement.
KXLY July 26, 2021 4:21 PM Ted S. Warren Ken Westphal, center, an officer with the Lacey Police Dept. and an instructor at the Washington state Criminal Justice Training Commission, works with cadets LeAnne Cone, of the Vancouver Police Dept., and Kevin Burton-Crow, right, of the Thurston Co. Sheriff's Dept., during a training exercise Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Burien, Wash. Washington state is embarking on a massive experiment in police reform and accountability following the racial justice protests that erupted after George Floyd's murder last year, with nearly a dozen new laws that took...
Confusion besets new police reform laws Washington state is embarking on a massive experiment in police reform and accountability Author: Gene Johnson Associated Press SEATTLE — Washington state is embarking on a massive experiment in police reform and accountability following the racial justice protests that erupted after George Floyd's murder last year, as nearly a dozen laws took effect Sunday. But two months after Gov. Jay Inslee signed the bills, law enforcement officials remain uncertain about what they require, leading to discrepancies around the state in how officers might respond ...
Linda Taylor picks up an envelope marked "evidence" from the Clark County Medical Examiner's Office. Taylor says she never imagined her son would be shot by police. “Then it happens to your own family,” she said. “Then you’re really asking, in shock, ‘what happened?’” Kristyna Wentz-Graff Originally published on February 4, 2021 9:29 am The person on the other side of Treva Smith’s cellphone one Wednesday evening last April asked a simple question: “Did you hear about Bill?” The call came a day after Vancouver police shot and killed her nephew, William Abbe. A bystande...