You have some courts, in my humble opinion, that aren’t processing them because they just don’t want to.” By Moe K. Clark, ...

“Washington was one of the only states in the country that still had that draconian of language,” said Katrin Johnson, the deputy director for ... ‘Shouldn’t we be done by now?’” said Deborah Espinosa ...

When Lisa Giap opened an email from the Pierce County Superior Court in January 2024 that said her previous drug conviction from 2015 had been cleared from her criminal record, she was stunned.

“Washington was one of the only states in the country that still had that draconian of language,” said Katrin Johnson ... t we be done by now?’” said Deborah Espinosa, the executive ...

“Washington was one of the only states in the country that still had that draconian of language,” said Katrin Johnson ... t we be done by now?’” said Deborah Espinosa, the executive ...

When the state Supreme Court ruling was announced, Johnson thought the work would largely be a simple fix in a database. But the reality is far more complicated — especially given Washington’s ...