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COLVIN v. INSLEE

No. 98317-8.

467 P.3d 953 (2020)

Shyanne COLVIN, Shanell Duncan, Terry Kill, Leondis Berry, and Theodore Roosevelt Rhone, Petitioners, v. Jay INSLEE, Governor of the State of Washington, and Stephen Sinclair, Secretary of the Washington State Department of Corrections, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed July 23, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicholas Brian Allen , Attorney at Law, Nicholas Broten Straley , Janet S. Chung , Kimberlee L. Gunning , Columbia Legal Services, 101 Yesler Way Ste. 300, Seattle, WA, 98104-2528, for Petitioners.

Timothy Norman Lang , Office of the Attorney General, 1125 Washington St. Se, Olympia, WA, 98501-2283, %09 John Joseph Samson , Corrections Division, 1125 Washington St. Se, Po Box 40116, Olympia, WA, 98504-0116, for Respondents.

Robert S. Chang , Melissa R. Lee , Seattle University School of Law, 901 12th Ave., Seattle, WA, 98122-4411, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality.

Nancy Lynn Talner , Antoinette M. Davis , American Civil Liberties Union of Washington, John Ballif Midgley , ACLU of Washington Foundation, Po Box 2728, Seattle, WA, 98111-2728, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of ACLU of Washington Foundation.

Heather Lynn McKimmie , Rachael Elizabeth Seevers , Disability Rights Washington, 315 5th Ave S. Ste. 850, Seattle, WA, 98104-2691, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Disability Rights Washington.

Neil Martin Fox , Law Office of Neil Fox, PLLC, 2125 Western Ave. Ste. 330, Seattle, WA, 98121-3573, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Seattle Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild.

D'Adre Beth Cunningham , Washington Defender Association, 110 Prefontaine Pl. S. Ste. 610, Seattle, WA, 98104-2626, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Defender Association.

Jose Dino Vasquez , Karr Tuttle Campbell, 701 5th Ave. Ste. 3300, Seattle, WA, 98104-7055, Susanna M. Buergel , Darren W. Johnson , David C. Kimball-Stanley , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton, Garrison, 1285 Avenue Of The Americas, New York, NY, 10019, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Public Health and Human Rights Experts.

Haley Wolcott Sebens , Attorney at Law, Nathaniel Block , Skagit County Prosecuting Attorney's Off., 605 S. 3rd St., Mount Vernon, WA, 98273-3867, Jacquelyn Moore Aufderheide , Kitsap Co. Pros. Office, 614 Division St., Port Orchard, WA, 98366-4691, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Association of Counties.

Michael E. McAleenan Jr. , Andrea Heidi Brewer , Smith Alling P.S., 1501 Dock St., Tacoma, WA, 98402-3209, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs.

Teresa Jeanne Chen , Attorney at Law, 930 Tacoma Ave. S. Rm. 946, Tacoma, WA, 98402-2102, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys.

Nikkita Oliver , Attorney at Law, Po Box 20796, Seattle, WA, 98102-1796, Caedmon Magboo Cahill , Office For Civil Rights, 810 3rd Ave. Ste. 750, Seattle, WA, 98104-1627, John Randall Tyler , Perkins Coie LLP, Lauren Jeffers Tsuji , Attorney at Law, Cara Wallace , Attorney at Law, 1201 3rd Ave. Ste. 4900, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Covid-19 Mutual Aid Seattle.

Nikkita Oliver , Attorney at Law, Po Box 20796, Seattle, WA, 98102-1796, Caedmon Magboo Cahill , Office For Civil Rights, 810 3rd Ave. Ste. 750, Seattle, WA, 98104-1627, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Community Passageways, Surge Reproductive Justice.

Matthew J. Segal , Jamie L. Lisagor , Pacifica Law Group LLP, 1191 2nd Ave. Ste. 2000, Seattle, WA, 98101-3404, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of South Correctional Entity.

Riddhi Mukhopadhyay , Sexual Violence Law Center, 101 Yesler Way Ste. 300, Seattle, WA, 98104-2552, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Sexual Violence Law Center, Lifewire, King County Sexual Assault Resource Center, Legal Voice, Organization for Prostitution Survivors, National Crime Victims Law Institute.

Elizabeth Hendren , Northwest Justice Project, 401 2nd Ave. S. Ste. 407, Seattle, WA, 98104-3811, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Northwest Justice Project.

Evangeline Stratton , Anderson York & Stratton PC, 110 Prefontaine Pl. S. Ste. 206, Seattle, WA, 98104-2674, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of York & Stratton Anderson.

Sara B. Amies , Seattle Employment Law Group, PLLC, 705 2nd Ave. Ste. 1200, Seattle, WA, 98104-1798, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Pioneer Human Services, Seattle/King County COAlition On Homelessness, Revive Reentry Homes & Services, Star Project.

Pamela Beth Loginsky , Washington Assoc. of Prosecuting Atty., 206 10th Ave. Se, Olympia, WA, 98501-1311, Counsel for Other Parties.

¶1 This matter came before us on a petition for a writ of mandamus from five inmates serving criminal sentences at different Washington Department of Corrections (Department) facilities. We retained jurisdiction because of the extraordinary nature of the relief petitioners seek—and because of the extraordinary danger COVID...

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