Washington uses the ISRB for certain categories of offenders, evaluating whether eligible individuals should be released based on institutional behavior, rehabilitation, and public safety risk.
HB 1239 focuses on earned release time calculations, reentry planning, and credits related to presentence incarceration.
HB 1591 would permit courts to consider alternatives to lengthy sentences when a defendant’s own victimization significantly contributed to the offense.
HB 1317 expands sentence review opportunities for certain offenders who committed crimes before age 21.
HB 1274 addresses how juvenile adjudications affect adult sentencing and would allow certain people to seek resentencing.
HB 1125 would allow certain incarcerated individuals to petition a judge for resentencing after serving a significant portion of their sentence.
Gunnar Peterson, 22, was reported missing in June 2026. His body was recovered in July 2026 after an extensive multi-agency search.
Seattle police investigated a double stabbing in the Chinatown-International District after officers found two men with critical injuries.
Seattle police arrested a 31-year-old man after a stabbing at Gas Works Park left a 21-year-old man injured.
Seattle police arrested a 13-year-old boy in connection with the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old inside an apartment in Seattle’s Rainier Valley neighborhood.