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More than three dozen Pierce County Jail inmates allege long-known plumbing issues are creating unhealthy living conditions and sickening people awaiting trial.
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Inmates at the Pierce County jail say persistent raw sewage backflow and putrid smells are causing illnesses and infections.
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COVID-19Cases of COVID-19 at a minimum-security prison in southwest Washington are climbing. A Washington Department of Corrections bulletin reported the number of active COVID cases jumped to 41 among incarcerated individuals at Larch Corrections Center, a nearly 193% increase since Friday.
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A few months ago, a variety of nonprofits sent a letter to the superintendent of Clallam Bay Corrections Center. Amidst the COVID pandemic, they were writing to complain about an unusual issue: toilet flushing.
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VANCOUVER, Wash. — The Larch Corrections Center near Yacolt is testing how pet cats may soften the behavior of hardened criminals.Two cats were given to…
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A new report says Idaho’s largest prison provides such substandard health care to inmates that in some cases it may have resulted in death. A federal judge unsealed an expert’s opinion in a decades-long case Monday. In it, Dr. Marc Stern details a range of problems at the Idaho State Correctional Institution near Boise.