TAG / WASHINGTON STATE
RESULTS
MENTAL HEALTH
Justice Delayed: Psychiatrists Hold Washington Murder Trial Hostage
Mental “competency” evaluations have become a chokepoint in the prosecution, granting psychiatrists de facto power to halt justice indefinitely.
DRUGS
Drug-Addicted Newborns Surge in Washington as Reporting Rules Loosen
The incidence of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome in Washington has quadrupled since 2000, with Spokane County reporting rates more than triple the national average.
