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Monday, February 6, 2023
One parent recounted their son saying that he couldn’t breathe, and that he thought he was going to die. Another described how her kindergartener was placed in isolation, often for “cussing,“ many times a week for months. A survivor described witnessing restraint at a non-public agency as “an everyday thing” in all classrooms. 
News Release, Published: 
Friday, February 3, 2023
Policy committees in the Washington state House of Representatives and Senate advanced the progress of number of important pieces of legislation to protect abortion and gender affirming care.
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Friday, February 3, 2023
Maintaining or increasing penalties for drug possession and relying on jails and prosecution as a pathway to treatment would be repeating the mistakes of the past and continuing the failed legacy and racially inequitable outcomes of the War on Drugs. 
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Focusing on Black Futures allows us to hold what we know about Black history and weave that knowledge into our plans for action.
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Wednesday, January 25, 2023
The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington (ACLU-WA) is seeking a Prospect Development Manager (PDM) to design, lead, and implement a comprehensive prospect research and qualification program. Application Deadline: February 15, 2023

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