Teamsters file suit over prison cuts
Unionized prison employees will picket outside the Monroe prison this morning. They’re protesting budget cuts. The union has also filed a formal lawsuit.
View ArticleCorrections chief changes policies after Monroe guard's murder
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 weekend.Jayme Biendl was found strangled in the prison's...
View ArticleMonroe inmate confesses to killing guard Jayme Biendl
http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-951880.mp3Byron Scherf, a convicted rapist already serving a life sentence has confessed to the killing of Monroe Reformatory guard...
View ArticleState prison inmates are now older, whiter and more violent
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 review of Department of Corrections records.
View ArticleTacoma Mall shooter in prison incident; one killed in escape attempt
The Washington Department of Corrections says one inmate was killed Wednesday during an escape attempt at the Clallam Bay Corrections Facility.Spokesman Chad Lewis says that just after 10 a.m., a...
View ArticlePrisons chief resigns as new details emerge on escape attempt
http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-976320.mp3OLYMPIA, Wash. – Washington's prisons chief has resigned suddenly citing personal reasons. The announcement late Friday...
View ArticleTo save money, state deporting some prison inmates early
http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-976027.mp3OLYMPIA, Wash. – Washington has begun to deport some prison inmates before their sentences are up. The new program is...
View ArticleReport: Former Wash. DOC chief admits to affair with staffer
http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-976312.mp3OLYMPIA, Wash. – Washington’s former prisons chief has admitted to an extramarital affair with a subordinate. And Seattle...
View ArticleState prison system prepares for convicted killer Isaiah Kalebu
http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-983178.mp3SHELTON, Wash. – The recent murder trial in Seattle of Isaiah Kalebu made headlines for the brutality of his crime – the...
View ArticleWashington prisons running out of room
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 to hold 160 more.The department found space...
View ArticleStudy: Private prisons lead to fewer jobs in rural areas
Researchers say the economic benefits of prisons often don't materialize for rural communities. That's according to a new paper by Northwest sociologists. In fact, they found communities with private...
View ArticleTeamsters file suit over prison cuts
Unionized prison employees will picket outside the Monroe prison this morning. They’re protesting budget cuts. The union has also filed a formal lawsuit.
View ArticleCorrections chief changes policies after Monroe guard's murder
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 weekend.Jayme Biendl was found strangled in the prison's...
View ArticleMonroe inmate confesses to killing guard Jayme Biendl
http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-951880.mp3Byron Scherf, a convicted rapist already serving a life sentence has confessed to the killing of Monroe Reformatory guard...
View ArticleState prison inmates are now older, whiter and more violent
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 review of Department of Corrections records.
View ArticleTacoma Mall shooter in prison incident; one killed in escape attempt
The Washington Department of Corrections says one inmate was killed Wednesday during an escape attempt at the Clallam Bay Corrections Facility.Spokesman Chad Lewis says that just after 10 a.m., a...
View ArticlePrisons chief resigns as new details emerge on escape attempt
http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-976320.mp3OLYMPIA, Wash. – Washington's prisons chief has resigned suddenly citing personal reasons. The announcement late Friday...
View ArticleTo save money, state deporting some prison inmates early
http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-976027.mp3OLYMPIA, Wash. – Washington has begun to deport some prison inmates before their sentences are up. The new program is...
View ArticleReport: Former Wash. DOC chief admits to affair with staffer
http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-976312.mp3OLYMPIA, Wash. – Washington’s former prisons chief has admitted to an extramarital affair with a subordinate. And Seattle...
View ArticleState prison system prepares for convicted killer Isaiah Kalebu
http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-983178.mp3SHELTON, Wash. – The recent murder trial in Seattle of Isaiah Kalebu made headlines for the brutality of his crime – the...
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