Films, EJ | Films, FAIN | News, Environmental Justice | News, FAIN | News, Racial Justice | Resources, Racial Justice
-
-
News, Criminal Justice Reform | News, Economic Justice | News, Legal/Bail Reform | News, Legislative - Racial Justice | News, Racial Justice | Take Action
HB 1412 Legal Financial Obligations
In 2018, the legislature passed a bill reducing legal financial obligations (LFO) imposed on defendants convicted of crimes. At that time, LFO legislation was one of the priorities identified at the 2017 Justice Summit. LFO’s are court costs and other financial costs that recently incarcerated people are required to pay after release, and they can…
-
WA legislature takes on systemic racism in insurance rates
Live in Columbia City, ZIP code 98118? Then your average annual car insurance premium is $928. Live in Belltown, ZIP code 98121? Lucky you, because your average annual car insurance rate is $810. What’s the difference between these two Seattle ZIP codes? The median household income in Columbia City is $53,000, while in Belltown it’s…
-
Washington’s vaccine rollout slower for BIPOC communities
For example, 3.6% of those 65 and older in Washington state identify as Latino, yet only 2.5% of that population has been vaccinated. And 2.1% of Washingtonians older than 65 are Black, but only 1.2% have been vaccinated so far. Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, for her part, said she has focused on adult family homes,…
-
Seattle’s controversial ‘poverty defense’ proposal stalls out
A controversial “poverty defense” proposal, which would have expanded legal defenses for poor or mentally ill people accused of a misdemeanor, has stalled in Seattle City Hall before it ever became an official bill and has no immediate timeline for its revival. . . . Anita Khandelwal, director of the King County Department of Public…