DNA Demand Letters from the attorney general: refusal to provide DNA – RCW 43.43.754(11) (5.2026)

This practice advisory explains why Washington Attorney General letters demanding DNA samples may not create a valid legal obligation to comply, particularly when the State failed to follow the notice and hearing procedures requir...

Brief in Support of Personal Restraint Petition When WA DOC On Its Own Has Denied Visits-Federal Claims

This personal restraint petition should be used if there is no superior court prohibiting you from having contact with your own minor child BUT Washington Department of Corrections (WA DOC) has denied your child’s visit applicat...

Brief in Support of PRP Challenging WA DOC Denial of Parent-Child Visits-State Constitutional Claim

This brief should be used by parents in prison at Washington Department of Corrections (WA DOC) (or their attorneys) when WA DOC has denied your child’s visit application, and if there is no superior court prohibiting them from ...

Practice Advisory-Changing or Removing Postconviction (RCW 10.99) Orders

This practice advisory is for criminal defense attorneys, postconviction defense attorneys, people sentenced for misdemeanor and felony offenses with a “domestic violence” special designation, and people sentenced to community...

Understanding DOC Discipline and Infractions (2025)

Scoring Juvenile Points 2025 Update (3.2025)

This practice advisory explains 2023 changes to the SRA scoring statute providing that prior juvenile court adjudications will not be counted in the adult offender score, except for juvenile adjudications for murder 1 or 2 and cla...

Ending the Duty to Register_ Under 18 at Offense (8.2024)

This Practice Advisory discusses the rules governing the end of the duty to register for people who were under 18 at the time of a sex offense triggering registration.

Understanding Classification at DOC (Felony) (7.2024)

Resentencing: Preparing the Release Plan (7.2024)

Modify Community Custody Conditions w/2024 Update (6.2024)