mental illness

Officers in Seattle Fatal Shooting Had Crisis Training
Officers in Seattle Fatal Shooting Had Crisis Training
Officers in Seattle Fatal Shooting Had Crisis Training
SEATTLE (AP) — The two Seattle police officers who shot and killed a pregnant woman inside her apartment had less lethal options and had been trained to deal with people showing signs of mental illness or other behavior crises. The killing occurred as Seattle police are under federal oversight following a 2011 investigation that found officers were too quick to use force an all Seattle officers no
State Settles Prison Death Lawsuit for $1.5M
State Settles Prison Death Lawsuit for $1.5M
State Settles Prison Death Lawsuit for $1.5M
MONROE, Wash. (AP) — The state Department of Corrections has agreed to pay $1.5 million to the family of a man who was stomped to death in state prison in Monroe. The Daily Herald of Everett reports that the federal lawsuit accused corrections officers of failing to protect 45-year-old Gordon Powell, of Centralia, from being beaten to death at the Monroe Correctional Complex in May 2015... Read Mo
Treatment Changes in Store for Mentally Ill Sex Offenders
Treatment Changes in Store for Mentally Ill Sex Offenders
Treatment Changes in Store for Mentally Ill Sex Offenders
TACOMA  (AP) — Washington state has agreed to make changes to how it treats civilly committed sex offenders who have serious mental illness or intellectual disabilities. Documents filed in U.S. District Court in Tacoma on Wednesday show that the agreement followed an investigation by Disability Rights Washington, an organization that advocates for people with disabilities...
Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Tossed Out
Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Tossed Out
Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Tossed Out
LONGVIEW (AP) — A judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought by a Washington state woman against a hospital alleging doctors wrongly diagnosed her with a mental illness and failed to treat her traumatic brain injury. The Daily News reported Wednesday that Michelle Dalen's malpractice lawsuit was filed against PeaceHealth and St...
Man Charged After Fire at Washington State Mosque
Man Charged After Fire at Washington State Mosque
Man Charged After Fire at Washington State Mosque
BELLEVUE (AP) — A man with an extensive history of mental illness and property damage has been charged with arson in connection with a fire that severely damaged a Washington state mosque Saturday. The Seattle Times reports Issac Wayne Wilson was charged in King County Tuesday...
Supreme Court Jails Not Liable for Crimes After Release
Supreme Court Jails Not Liable for Crimes After Release
Supreme Court Jails Not Liable for Crimes After Release
SEATTLE (AP) — County jails are not liable for crimes committed by inmates after they are out of custody, according to a split ruling by the Washington state Supreme Court. Thursday's 5-4 ruling came in the case of Isaac Zamora. He was held in the Skagit County Jail in 2008 and released a month later...
Seattle’s ‘Man in Tree’ Sent to Psychiatric Hospital
Seattle’s ‘Man in Tree’ Sent to Psychiatric Hospital
Seattle’s ‘Man in Tree’ Sent to Psychiatric Hospital
SEATTLE (AP) — A man who spent 25 hours high atop a sequoia tree in downtown Seattle in March has been found incompetent to stand trial on a malicious mischief charge. Cody Lee Miller has been held on $50,000 bail since he climbed the tree March 22 and ignored police efforts to coax him down, throwing branches and apples at responders, before climbing down...
Yakima County Awarded a 3 Year Grant for Adult Drug Court Program
Yakima County Awarded a 3 Year Grant for Adult Drug Court Program
Yakima County Awarded a 3 Year Grant for Adult Drug Court Program
The Yakima County Superior Court was notified by the Federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) that Yakima County has been awarded a three year grant for a total amount of $973,515. The funding will be used to expand the present Yakima County Adult Drug Court program...