Washington

Wash. to pay $3M settlement in alleged prison slaying

DOC screeners cited numerous assaults on previous cellmates in their recommendation to house James Boyd alone; officials overturned it without explanation

Police: Wash. county inmates are threatening victims via text message

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Inmates at the facility can send text messages to the outside via tablets, and some are abusing the privilege

How one tool helps COs screen mail for illicit drugs quickly and safely

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ChemImage Corporation

ChemImage’s VeroVision Mail Screener provides a reliable, non-destructive, efficient approach to detecting illicit drugs in the mail quickly and safely

Wash. city CO still in critical condition after attack

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Officer Edward Opsahl suffered fractures to his skull, nose and eye socket in an attack by an inmate Thursday

Wash. inmate escapes by digging under fence

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Garrett Stephen Young was being housed temporarily in a gym due to COVID precautions

Wash. city CO knocked unconscious in inmate attack

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The officer was taken to the hospital in critical but stable condition

Washington’s new laws tie the hands of law enforcement officers

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These laws will cause every law enforcement and corrections agency and all its officers to reconsider the way they go about their jobs

Mistrial halts case on minimum wage for Wash. immigrant detainees

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A trial over whether immigration detainees must get minimum wage — instead of $1 a day — has ended with a hung jury

Wash. Dept. of Commerce awards $388K to convert prison to renewable energy

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The project is the first of its kind among state facilities in Washington, officials said

Wash. inmate attacks deputy in court, gets TASERed

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The inmate was TASERed twice after going for the deputy's gun in the scuffle

Wash. DOC denies CO's racism allegations after lawsuit

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The officer alleges he’s been passed up for numerous training and promotion opportunities, and he remains concerned about losing his job amid health problems caused by mistreatment

Lawsuit: Wash. DOC denies medical care

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Lawsuit says hundreds of incarcerated people are regularly denied needed medical care for illnesses such as diabetes or orthopedic issues that involve ongoing pain

Advocacy group seeks efforts to keep battle-scarred veterans off death row

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Researchers from the Death Penalty Information Center in Washington concluded that judges, prosecutors and even the White House sometimes fail to appreciate the effect that post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental issues can cause for returning veterans

Wash. county, city struggle to fill jail jobs

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For at least a year, the Yakima Police Department has advertised three times to fill a single vacancy for a corrections officer

Justices hear arguments over life sentences for teenagers

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People serving life terms for murders they committed as teenagers were looking to the Supreme Court Tuesday for signals about whether they will have a chance to seek their freedom