The GEO Group alleges the state inspected the detention facility improperly and that related photos requested by Cascade PBS could pose security risks.
Familias Unidas por la Justicia, a WA migrant workers’ union, is involved in an ongoing lawsuit with the Department of Labor over a shift to hourly pay.
The outgoing director of the state Office of Homeless Youth noted that staff departures and the closure of A Way Home Washington caused “a tidal wave of change.”
Washington Labor & Industries inspectors found no violations, but the Department of Health is still fighting to investigate detainee living conditions.
Some local governments spent their COVID relief cash on infrastructure and low-income housing while others opted for controversial police surveillance.