incarceration

Washington's Department of Corrections has unveiled its strategies to reduce the use of isolation in its prisons, but it all relies on whether lawmakers set aside funding to support those changes.

Rep. Tarra Simmons is the state's first formerly incarcerated lawmaker, and celebrated with loved ones and supporters after a judge cleared her record at a hearing last week.

A recent change to prison sentencing in Washington would cut down the amount of time behind bars for convicted adults with juvenile criminal records. But the new law leaves out hundreds of people already in prison.

The state is taking steps to reduce Washington's prison population to stop the spread of COVID-19. Gov. Jay Inslee has issued a new emergency proclamation…

A Washington attorney and criminal justice reform advocate who previously served time in prison is seeking to become the first formerly incarcerated…

Former prisoners will gather in Tacoma tomorrow to talk about life after incarceration at a forum hosted by the Washington State History Museum.Tarra…

The American Civil Liberties Union is suing Pierce County, claiming jail inmates with mental illness are treated poorly and denied access to care.…

More than a hundred female federal inmates, sentenced to long-term prison, have instead been stuck for years in a New York detention center where conditions violate international standards.

Nearly 30 juvenile killers currently serving life sentences without the possibility of parole in Washington could be eligible for release in the future,…