Three years ago Rep. Goodman paved a new, smarter, more effective path to justice in our state’s system. He passed a bill, HB 1775, that legalized the use of restorative justice….
Restorative justice, it works!
Tag: public safety
Fixing a broken mental health system
Dear neighbor, I am delighted to share my first update on the 2015 Legislative Session from Olympia. Since the Session began on January 12th, I’ve received more than 5,000 emails…
Lawmakers: don’t dump sex offenders in Pierce County
OLYMPIA – Legislation sponsored by Democrats and Republicans would change how the state handles the release of sex offenders back into the community. “For too long, Pierce County has been…
Rep. David Sawyer and Sen. Pam Roach join to fund task force to prosecute child pornography traffickers in Washington
OLYMPIA – Last year, the Washington state Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force received more than 16,000 leads. These leads were all potential cases of children being abused and…
Bipartisan group of lawmakers seeks to replace death penalty with life in prison without parole
OLYMPIA – A bipartisan group of state lawmakers introduced a bill today that would replace the death penalty in Washington state with a sentence of life in prison without parole….