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Records of Washington transgender inmates must remain sealed, federal judge rules


Records of Washington transgender inmates must remain sealed, federal judge rules
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FILE - Records that could potentially identify dozens of transgender inmates in Washington’s state prisons must remain sealed for now, a federal judge in Spokane ruled Monday.
A federal judge in Spokane, Wash. has ruled that records of transgender inmates must remain sealed for now.
On Monday,  U.S. District Court Judge Thomas O. Rice granted a preliminary order sought by five unnamed transgender inmates, The Spokesman-Review reported.
The group, represented by Disability Rights Washington, the American Civil Liberties Union in Washington, and two private law firms, sued the Washington Department of Corrections in April seeking to stop the department from releasing information about people identified by the DOC as transgender, non-binary, and intersex. ....

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Federal judge orders Washington transgender inmates' records to remain sealed, for now

Seattle's disclosure of police records lags as experts question legality of city's practices, funding


Seattle’s disclosure of police records lags as experts question legality of city’s practices, funding
Seattle also appears to be failing to devote necessary resources to meet even basic compliance with the records law, said Kathy George, a lawyer who specializes in government transparency issues.
“If they’re not devoting enough resources, at a certain point, it seems clear that it’s an intentional backlog, they’re planning to have slow responses,” she said. “You can’t do that under the Public Records Act.”
The law demands public agencies provide the “fullest assistance” possible and to respond to requests “promptly.” Neither “an extreme backlog” nor “staffing shortages” fall among the exceptions allowed for delaying responses, George said. ....

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