Expert: Police applied excessive force, breached standards while restraining Manuel Ellis
An expert in police use of force testified Monday afternoon that three Tacoma police officers applied it excessively and breached longstanding law enforcement standards on the night Manuel Ellis died. Testifying in the trial of three Tacoma officers accused in Ellis’ death, John J. Ryan, a national consultant in law enforcement training who spent 20 years as a police officer, said Ellis posed no threat that would have warranted the actions of the officers on trial for his death. Continue reading at Tacoma News Tribune. (Brian Hayes/Tacoma News Tribune)
Formerly incarcerated lawmaker reflects on breaking down barriers after prison
Tarra Simmons is the first formerly incarcerated state legislator in Washington state. As part of our “Searching for Justice” series, special correspondent Cat Wise reports on how she went from teen mother to felon to lawyer, and now a state representative, overcoming barriers that she and many other people face after serving time in prison. Continue reading at PBS Newshour.
Providence Everett nurses plan to walk out Nov. 14
More than 1,300 nurses are set to walk out and picket Providence Regional Medical Center Everett starting Nov. 14. Union nurses announced Monday they will strike for five days to protest Providence’s “unfair labor practices” and refusal to consider a contract that enforces staffing standards at the hospital. “We have to take a stand for our patients,” nurse Juan Stout said Monday. Continue reading at Everett Herald. (Annie Barker/The Herald)
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