By: Juliette Daniels

Public Fiber Network: A Blueprint for
Bellingham and Whatcom County
Bellingham should join hundreds of communities nationwide that have built competitive and affordable public fiber optic cable networks to drive economic opportunity and development.
By Juliette Daniels · Thu Jun 13, 2019
7 min read · 1 comment
Saving The Orca And Salmon - Does
Inslee Have The Political Will?
We need immediate action to save the canaries in our coal mine, the Southern Resident Orca and Salmon. Take down obsolete salmon-blocking dams before it’s too late.
By Juliette Daniels · Wed Mar 20, 2019
11 min read · 7 comments
The Cost of Prosecutorial Mismanagement
Whatcom County Deputy Prosecutor’s mismanagement of criminal cases costs victims, law enforcement, taxpayers, defendants and the justice system
By Juliette Daniels · Sun Oct 14, 2018
6 min read · 13 comments
Voices from the Inside:  Part
two—It’s time to decriminalize mental illness in Whatcom County
Connor Leib’s Life and Death: Stop jailing those with mental illness and get them treatment instead.
By Juliette Daniels · Mon Mar 5, 2018
19 min read · 4 comments
Voices from the Inside: Part 1 -
What’s next for the Whatcom County Jail and Justice System?
The first in a series on our Whatcom County justice system, with true stories from former jail inmates that highlight “touch-points” in the justice system in need of evaluation and reform.
By Juliette Daniels · Mon Feb 5, 2018
7 min read · 4 comments
Prosecutor has State Law Mandate to
Lead Criminal Justice Reform
Whatcom County Prosecuting Attorney David McEachran must lead reform of our criminal justice system.
By Juliette Daniels · Wed Nov 1, 2017
4 min read · 2 comments
Vote NO on the New Jail Tax
And several good reasons why you should.
By Juliette Daniels · Fri Sep 8, 2017
9 min read · 3 comments
Both Councils Ignore Jail Studies
Criminal justice reform took a hit this week as Bellingham and County councils ignored reports from the Vera Institute of Justice and the Incarceration and Prevention Task Force
By Juliette Daniels · Sat Jul 15, 2017
11 min read · 5 comments
Repair the Jail!
Analysis of the County Executive’s Proposal against Repair of the Existing Jail
By Juliette Daniels · Sat Jul 8, 2017
6 min read
Hit the Jail Reset - Again
Walla Walla Shows the Way to the Future for local county jails. First, take it away from the sheriff and put it under a Department of Corrections.
By Juliette Daniels · Thu Jun 22, 2017
8 min read · 1 comment
Hit the Reset Button on the Jail
Chelan County renovated its downtown Wenatchee jail rather than build a big new jail outside of town. We in Whatcom County can also restart our jail planning for a better solution.
By Juliette Daniels · Sat Jun 17, 2017
9 min read · 1 comment
Evidence-Based Jail Planning Processes
Taking a look at jail planning in other communities. Can Whatcom County and Bellingham hit the reset button on the jail debate and learn from the mistakes of others?
By Juliette Daniels · Tue Jun 13, 2017
6 min read · 3 comments
Part Eight: The Illusion of Inclusion
and the Need for Speed
Juliette Daniels continues her in-depth analysis of Law & Justice in Whatcom County
By Juliette Daniels · Tue Jun 6, 2017
7 min read · 2 comments
Part Seven: 2013 and 2014 -
Acceleration of the Illusion of the Need for Speed
Juliette Daniels continues her in-depth analysis of Law & Justice in Whatcom County
By Juliette Daniels · Fri Jun 2, 2017
7 min read · 4 comments
Part Six: Introducing the “Need for
Speed” in the Illusion of Inclusion
Contributing Writer Juliette Daniels continues her in depth series on Law & Justice in Whatcom County
By Juliette Daniels · Thu May 25, 2017
7 min read · 2 comments
Part Five: The Illusion of Inclusion
Contributing Writer Juliette Daniels continues with Part Five of her in depth series on Law & Justice in Whatcom County
By Juliette Daniels · Tue May 23, 2017
7 min read
Part Four: The Illusion of Inclusion
Contributing Writer Juliette Daniels continues with Part Four of her in depth series on Jaw & Justice in Whatcom County
By Juliette Daniels · Sun May 21, 2017
1 min read
Part Three: The Illusion of Inclusion
Guest writer Juliette Daniels continues with Part Three of her in depth series on Law & Justice in Whatcom County.
By Juliette Daniels · Thu May 18, 2017
6 min read · 2 comments
Part Two: The Illusion of Inclusion
Contributing writer Juliette Daniels presents Part Two in the first segment of her in depth series on Law & Justice in Whatcom County
By Juliette Daniels · Tue May 16, 2017
8 min read · 2 comments
Part One:  The Illusion of Inclusion
Contributing writer Juliette Daniels presents Part One in the first segment of her in-depth series on Law & Justice in Whatcom County
By Juliette Daniels · Sat May 13, 2017
10 min read · 1 comment

Juliette Daniels

Citizen Journalist · Writing Since May 11, 2017
Juliette is a licensed attorney in both Washington state and Texas. After spending 15 years working in litigation for two large Houston law firms, she moved to Bellingham in 2004 and eventually became interested in studying and writing about Whatcom County government and its criminal justice system. Juliette holds a BJ in communications and news journalism from the University of Texas at Austin; and a law degree from the University of Houston Law Center.

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