Pacific Northwest Justice Journal

2 months ago | truth2powerpnw.news | Jared Brown

Editor's note: This post was updated to reflect that ex-Auburn officer Jeff Nelson was fired the week following his sentencing this January for murdering Jesse Sarey in 2019, not the week after his conviction in June 2024. This post was also updated to show that Tacoma Deputy Police Chief Paul Junger, whom ex-Chief Avery Moore brought with him from the Dallas Police Department to change the culture of the department, was fired this week after an equal opportunity employment investigation.

Feb 28, 2025 | truth2powerpnw.news | Jared Brown

Happy Friday friends!I’m sorry it’s been so long—I’ve had plenty to say (too much, honestly). But I’m glad I waited. The dust from the 2024 election cycle has settled, revealing nothing but a daily drumbeat of chaos. Corporate legacy media is largely buckling under the pressure, or their hedge fund or billionaire owners are somehow cranking it up a notch. Yet, I feel inspired seeing more and more people asking the same questions that have wracked my brain for many months.

Sep 17, 2024 | truth2powerpnw.news | Jared Brown

Welcome to the first edition of The Monthly PNW Justice Journal. Sending you bits of reporting, some reflections and key headlines each week has given my otherwise directionless summer so much meaning. And while still incredibly challenging to self-motivate at times, particularly in the dog days of summer¹, I've so appreciated those of you who have signed up as members, giving me both the space to follow my unique perspective and the accountability to deliver consistently.

Sep 7, 2024 | truth2powerpnw.news | Jared Brown

"You can't plan for news," is one of the many adages I heard a lot in Gonzaga's tiny journalism program¹. The refrain continues, "but you can be prepared." This was especially true late last week when NPR was hurting for stories going into Labor Day weekend and we pushed my decertification feature to the front of the pile. But then there was major news out of Gaza on Sunday morning. Listen to the final story as heard on Weekend Edition Sunday... a week later. Meanwhile...

Aug 31, 2024 | truth2powerpnw.news | Jared Brown

Revoking corrupt and abusive cops’ peace officer certifications seems to be the gold standard for police accountability mechanisms nowadays. And by all accounts, the process, known as decertification, used by Washington’s Criminal Justice Training Commission, or CJTC, is one of the most effective at taking away offending officers’ badges and guns for good. But as I report in my NPR piece coming up on Weekend Edition, it still has plenty of problems.