JANStaff 5/15/23 JANStaff 5/15/23

Washington on the Forefront of Fair, Safe Criminal Justice Reform Measures with Passage of HB 1169

Sponsored by Representative Tara Simmons (D-Bremerton) and championed by a broad coalition of community organizations, the bill acknowledges that financial obligations disproportionately burden low-income individuals and contribute to a cycle of poverty and recidivism that is detrimental to those individuals and to the safety of Washington communities.

JANStaff 4/1/22 JANStaff 4/1/22

Governor Inslee Signs Bill to Promote Financial Fairness in Criminal Justice System

JANStaff 6/2/21 JANStaff 6/2/21

The Center Square: Washington judge reverses license suspensions for unpaid tickets

JANStaff 5/11/21 JANStaff 5/11/21

Associated Press: Inslee OKs bill curbing debt-based license suspensions

JANStaff 4/15/21 JANStaff 4/15/21

JUSTICE ACTION NETWORK URGES GOV. INSLEE TO SIGN BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO END DRIVER’S LICENSE SUSPENSION FOR FAILURE TO PAY FINES

JANStaff 4/12/21 JANStaff 4/12/21

ICYMI: WASHINGTON STATE HOUSE PASSES BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO END DRIVER’S LICENSE SUSPENSION FOR FAILURE TO PAY FINES AND FEES

JANStaff 2/15/21 JANStaff 2/15/21

LEGISLATION TO END THE PRACTICE OF DEBT-BASED DRIVER’S LICENSE SUSPENSION & ADDRESS CRIMINALIZATION OF POVERTY PASSES IN SENATE COMMITTEE

JANStaff 8/20/20 JANStaff 8/20/20

JUSTICE ACTION NETWORK LAUNCHES BIPARTISAN UNCONVENTIONAL SERIES WITH LAWMAKERS; KICKS OFF THURSDAY WITH CONGRESSWOMAN MIKIE SHERRILL

JANStaff 4/28/20 JANStaff 4/28/20

NEW TASK FORCE UNITES LAW ENFORCEMENT AND JUSTICE SYSTEM FIRST RESPONDERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO URGE CONGRESS TO AID THEIR FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19 IN CORRECTIONS SYSTEM

As debate continues over whether to provide emergency relief to state and local jurisdictions to fight COVID-19, Justice Action Network announced a broad coalition of state and local officials—sheriffs, judges, prosecutors, defense lawyers, legislators, and corrections administrators—who are sounding the alarm on the need for federal emergency aid to justice systems across the country.

JANStaff 4/14/20 JANStaff 4/14/20

Associated Press: Washington to release almost 1,000 inmates amid outbreak

JANStaff 4/13/20 JANStaff 4/13/20

JUSTICE ACTION NETWORK APPLAUDS GOVERNOR INSLEE FOR SAFELY REDUCING PRISON POPULATION, PROMOTING PUBLIC HEALTH AND PUBLIC SAFETY

JANStaff 4/13/20 JANStaff 4/13/20

ICYMI: JUSTICE ACTION NETWORK CALLS ON GOVERNOR INSLEE TO REDUCE INCARCERATION TO STOP SPREAD OF COVID-19, EASE UNPRECEDENTED BURDENS ON JUSTICE SYSTEM

JANStaff 4/9/20 JANStaff 4/9/20

Q13 Fox: Governor considers early release for inmates over coronavirus concerns

JANStaff 2/14/20 JANStaff 2/14/20

Washington House Advances Critical Community Supervision Reforms