January 31, 2022 @ 5:52 am
Northwest News
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington lawmakers are racing to fix a police reform law that has backfired on some of the state’s most vulnerable residents. Last year, Democrats in Olympia passed ambitious police reform legislation, including restrictions on the use of force. Law enforcement groups said it would hinder their ability to detain people in mental health crisis. Behavioral health experts say that in the six months since the law took effect, it has become more difficult to get help for people in crisis, with tragic results.