Latest From ACLU of Washington

The ACLU of Washington is working in coalition to bring transparency and oversight to hospital entity  consolidations to ensure access to quality health care for everyone across Washington State. These consolidations are prolific in Washington — with minimal oversight — and can negatively impact cost, quality and access to necessary health care services, including end-of-life, reproductive, and gender affirming care. The Keep Our Care Act (KOCA) would provide oversight and help safeguard community access to health care.

The Traffic Safety for All bill prioritizes safety stops, which data shows increases safety on the roads while reducing racial disproportionality in traffic stops.

If Washington state were a country, it would have the sixth highest incarceration rate in the world. For decades, Washington state has been overly reliant on life and long sentences. Yet, instead of keeping people safe, these sentences have devastated marginalized communities. In collaboration with formerly and currently incarcerated allies, the ACLU-WA seeks to advance developmentally appropriate, evidence-based sentencing laws that promote public safety and lead with racial justice.