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Researchers say the economic benefits of prisons often don't materialize for rural communities. That's according to a new paper by Northwest sociologists.
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With about 16,000 inmates, the Department of Corrections says Washington prisons are at 102 percent of capacity and they need to find space by this summer…
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http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-983178.mp3SHELTON, Wash. – The recent murder trial in Seattle of Isaiah Kalebu made…
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http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-976312.mp3OLYMPIA, Wash. – Washington’s former prisons chief has admitted to an…
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http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-976027.mp3OLYMPIA, Wash. – Washington has begun to deport some prison inmates before…
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http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-976320.mp3OLYMPIA, Wash. – Washington's prisons chief has resigned suddenly citing…
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The Washington Department of Corrections says one inmate was killed Wednesday during an escape attempt at the Clallam Bay Corrections Facility.Spokesman…
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The population of Washington state prison inmates has become whiter, older and more violent in the past decade. That's according to an Associated Press…
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http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-951880.mp3Byron Scherf, a convicted rapist already serving a life sentence has…
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The state Department of Corrections is changing some of its procedures in response to the killing of a female guard at the Monroe prison last…