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She recalled officials at the county jail laughing at the absurdity of her charge. “I registered to vote in Idaho and here I am. I couldn’t believe it,” she said. Important journalism by Erin Sheridan. theguardian.com/us-news/2024/o…

Our team continues to grow! Introducing @moe_clark15, who's coming on as a collaborative reporter via WSU Murrow News Fellowship. investigatewest.org/news/moe-clark…

Sheriffs are on the ballot in Idaho next week and most of those sheriffs oversee a county jail. Find out if your local jail passed or failed its latest inspections and see the inspection reports for yourself at the link below. #idahoelections investigatewest.org/investigatewes…

Something to consider before casting your vote for an Idaho sheriff on Tuesday 👇 #idahoelections

So excited about our growing team!

Thanks to Prison Policy Initiative for naming my InvestigateWest piece on Idaho jail deaths as “some of the year's best reporting on incarceration” and a story to emulate in 2025. If you want to report on jail deaths in your state, let me know. I’d love to help. prisonpolicy.org/blog/2024/12/1…

ICYMI: Idaho jails have left the public in the dark regarding dozens of deaths of detainees in their care. investigatewest.org/investigatewes…

NEW: Few children who arrive at the border alone have access to help navigating the immigration system. Reporting by: Rachel Spacek (cc: Report for America) investigatewest.org/investigatewes…

End of year reflection can bring some big highs and lows. This year, I'm feeling proud of my team at InvestigateWest and of the stories I told. Check out some impressive work from my colleagues and a couple of my favorite pieces from 2024. Bring on 2025! investigatewest.org/news/safe-hous…

I submitted more than 70 requests for open records in 2024. Half of those were for a series about Idaho jails 👉 investigatewest.org/investigatewes…. I have a feeling 2025 will bring even more. What's your favorite public records story of 2025? Happy first #foiafriday of the year!

For years, Washington has lacked enough psychiatric beds to care for youth. In the fall, Providence Sacred Heart hospital closed its Spokane unit cutting another 24 beds and leaving kids in crisis with even fewer options. My latest with Kaylee Tornay 👇 investigatewest.org/investigatewes…

More from that report in my latest for InvestigateWest. investigatewest.org/investigatewes…

This week on Idaho Reports I talked about our nation-leading female incarceration rate and what puts women in Idaho’s prisons. idahoptv.org/shows/idahorep…

.Kevin Fixler reports: Idaho will have a new state prison director for the first time since 2018 after its current chief leaves for the private sector. Deputy Director Bree Derrick will take over for Josh Tewalt, who led the agency for more than six years. idahostatesman.com/news/local/cri…

Providence Sacred Heart hospital in Spokane closed its kids psychiatric unit in Sept. over the objections of nurses, families and community members. This is the result they say they feared. *please read with care investigatewest.org/investigatewes…

Providence Sacred Heart hospital in Spokane is refusing to answer questions about the safety of patients following a 12-year-old's suicide. But a state investigation could provide answers. Reported with Kaylee Tornay.

Sarah's family filed a lawsuit against Providence Sacred Heart blaming the hospital for the 12-year-old's death. Here's the latest investigatewest.org/investigatewes… Catch up on what happened to Sarah with our original story below, ICYMI.

Sarah Niyimbona, 12, died by suicide last month at a Spokane hospital. According to state health investigators, she wasn’t the only suicidal patient endangered there this year.