Click here to read a notice from the Washington State Office of Public Defense regarding RCW 10.77 NGRI Public Defense Changes Effective July 1, 2023: SSB 5415 Notice to Interested Parties
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Click here to access the DOC Attorney Client Communication Policy 3.22.23:400-GU003 R. 3-21-2023
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WDA’s proposal to amend CrRLJ 7.6 (which governs misdemeanor probation) would limit the authority of courts of limited jurisdiction to detain people accused of probation violations. Courts can currently detain people arrested on...
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Robin Hardwick | Washington Defender Association July 13th, 2021 INTRODUCTION This post analyzes the 530 individuals recorded in the Department of Corrections database who were sentenced as an adult for a crime they committed a...
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Robin Hardwick | Washington Defender Association June 3rd, 2021 INTRODUCTION This report is in response to Washington Senate Bill 5164, which calls for the re-sentencing of incarcerated individuals sentenced under the “Three Str...
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Robin Hardwick | Washington Defender Association July 7th, 2021 INTRODUCTION This post analyzes court data for individuals charged with simple drug possession (RCW 69.50.4013) in Washington State in a direct response to the rec...
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This posting is to fill multiple Ex Parte Commissioner Pro-Tempore positions: The hourly pay rate for commissioners Pro-Tempore is $104.23 . Who may apply: This position is open to attorneys licensed to practice in Washington Sta...
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Prior to becoming a toxicology laboratory, the the WSP Toxicology Laboratory was used to produce methamphetamine for training purposes as part of a crime lab. Between March 1, 2018 and June 19, 2019, the methamphetamine environmen...
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