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Abused in foster care, convicted of murder and a complex story of second chances
Arthur Longworth became a model of redemption. Despite earning policy and legal support, it was still incredibly difficult to get him out of prison.
Claudia Rowe
Claudia Rowe is a journalist and author of two books: The Spider and the Fly, which won the 2018 Washington State Book Award for Memoir, and Time Out, which looks at juvenile justice
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News
A foster system paradox: Parents billed for care of their children
Studies show charging child support extends family separations and can spur years of debt for parents in poverty. WA is pushing to change the practice.
Equity
WA officials want to end fees charged to parents for kids' jail time
Hundreds of families owe the state a total of $1.1 million in outstanding detention fees, a practice made legal in WA 45 years ago.
Opinion
In Maple Valley hit-and-run case, revenge isn’t the answer
Some want the young teen who killed a man with a car to be tried as an adult. Here's why I think they're wrong.
Opinion
Seattle Public Schools’ delta dysfunction
Without a more nimble approach to COVID contingencies, WA's largest school district risks losing vital state funding — and parent trust.