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Larch Corrections Center in Southwest Washington will close this week, despite efforts from staff and some elected leaders to pause the decision many say took them by surprise this summer.
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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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The state operates 12 prisons, and not so long ago they were packed. But since COVID hit, there’s been a dramatic drop in the prison census. Might the state close yet another prison? KNKX Olympia Correspondent Austin Jenkins joined Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick live to talk about the state of the state’s prisons.
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A prisoner at Stafford Creek Corrections Center near Aberdeen has died from COVID-19. The Department of Corrections did not identify the inmate in a news…
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Since 2011, Washington’s prison system has deported 339 convicted felons instead of locking them up. The deportations are part of a voluntary program...
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Washington jails are old, crowded and holding people who are disabled, mentally ill and often haven’t yet been convicted of a crime. County jails are...
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Officer Jayme Biendl was murdered by an inmate in the chapel at the Monroe Correctional Complex in 2011. Her death spawned a major prison safety...
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Gov. Jay Inslee announced Monday that another former Washington Department of Corrections official has resigned over the accidental early release of nea...
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Washington Governor Jay Inslee has released a 52-page investigative report by two former federal prosecutors, Carl Blackstone and Robert Westinghouse, i...