Formerly incarcerated Washington state lawmaker gets record cleared, celebrates freedom from ‘invisible prison'
Smiles and the sound of laughter aren't typically what people imagine when they think of courtrooms. But the Kitsap County Courthouse was full of b...
Smiles and the sound of laughter aren't typically what people imagine when they think of courtrooms. But the Kitsap County Courthouse was full of both at a long-awaited hearing for one Washington lawmaker last week. Washington state Rep. Tarra Simmons (D-Bremerton) was joined by friends, supporters, and loved ones in court Friday, for a hard-fought celebration. Rep. Tarra Simmons (D-Bremerton) sits in the crowd listening to a person speak at her celebration event in Bremerton Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, after having her criminal record cleared by a judge earlier that afternoon.