[Opinion] Washington Courts Making Uneven Progress In Effort To Vacate Hundreds Of Thousands Of Illegal Drug Convictions

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Washington Courts Making Uneven Progress In Effort To Vacate Hundreds Of Thousands Of Illegal Drug Convictions

“You have some courts, in my humble opinion, that aren’t processing them because they just don’t want to.” By Moe K. Clark, InvestigateWest When Lisa Giap opened an email from the Pierce County Superior Court in January 2024 that said her previous drug conviction from 2015 had been cleared from her criminal record, she was stunned. It wasn’t until she called the court clerk to confirm that the reality set in. “It was definitely a big moment for …