“It’s like giving people a second lease on life.” Outgoing Governor Kate Brown has granted 48 applications submitted by the 2022 Black Oregonian Pardon Project, We Out Here Magazine has…

Photo by Mac Smiff Interacting with the court system comes with fines and fees. When people fail to pay courts in time, their debts become “delinquent” and subject to more…

Welcome to the Ear to the Ground newsletter, hosted by We Out Here Magazine! This issue features the first half of a 2022 Washington legislative summary. Washington’s legislative session ended…

“OSU Day at the Capitol 2011” by Oregon State University is marked with CC BY-SA 2.0. The Oregon Legislature has passed Senate Bill 1510. This “Transforming Justice” legislation, featured in WOHM’s Ear to the…

Co-Authored & Photos by Mac Smiff In the evening hours of Saturday, February 19, 2022, Benjamin Jeffrey Smith opened fire on traffic safety volunteers at an Amir Locke demonstration in…

Welcome to the Ear to the Ground newsletter, hosted by We Out Here Magazine! This newsletter will keep you informed of state and local-level developments impacting mass incarceration and the…

Photo by Mac Smiff A lawsuit and new legislation target changes to court fines and fees in Washington State. On December 1, 2010, a letter was sent to Pierce County,…

Cover photo by Mac Smiff WOHM sat down with a defense attorney to understand the change. The Oregon Supreme Court said no more warrantless searches after traffic stops. Since 1986,…

Cover photo by Mac Smiff Spokane, Washington’s Lesley Haskell recently called Black MSNBC host Joy Reid the n-word on social media. This was after Reid said Republicans would trade tax…

Photos by Mac Smiff There’s a grassroots effort to get old felony records pardoned and sealed so people “living their best life” can move on with their lives. WOHM met…