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Courts should not demand LFOs from people eking out a living on government benefits

Published: 
Monday, February 22, 2016
People who’ve served their sentences should be allowed to move on with their lives. They shouldn’t be saddled with debt for years or even decades after their release simply because they are too poor to pay court fees.
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Judge gives DSHS strict timeline to resolve problems that force mentally ill people to languish in jail

Published: 
Thursday, February 18, 2016
A U.S. District Court issued a timeline by which the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) must fix problems that have forced mentally ill defendants to languish in jails for months, waiting for the agency to provide them with mental health evaluations and treatment.
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ACLU Continues to Seek Clarity on Walgreens-Providence Collaboration

Published: 
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
There continues to be a lack of clarity as to whether the health clinics to be opened in Washington and Oregon through a collaboration of Walgreens and Providence Health & Services will be bound by religious doctrine.
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School Discipline Resources

Published: 
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
The ACLU of Washington has compiled a list of resources to inform the public of the rights of public school students in Washington state.  Different rules may apply in different states and for students in private schools, tribal schools, and public colleges and universities.
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