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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.

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Corrections 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...

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Monroe 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...

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State 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.

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Tacoma 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...

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Prisons 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...

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To 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...

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Report: 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...

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State 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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Washington 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...

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Study: 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...

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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.

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Corrections 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...

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Monroe 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...

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State 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.

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Tacoma 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...

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Prisons 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...

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To 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...

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Report: 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...

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State 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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