How Can We Fix the King County Jail Crisis?
Adopting Pierce County's booking restrictions could help end the crisis in King County's jails, but County Executive Dow Constantine has refused to do so.
Source: thestranger.com
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The Skanner News - Officials Seek Fewer Jail Bookings Due to COVID, Short Staff
Public defenders and corrections officers describing inhumane conditions in King County jails are asking the county to stop booking people awaiting charges on nonviolent felony offenses amid staff shortages and a surge in coronavirus cases.
Elbert Aull Dow Constantine King County Corrections Guild Maleng Regional Justice Center Associated Press Officials Seek Fewer Jail Bookings Due
Source: theskanner.com
King County jails consider releasing non-violent suspects due to staffing shortages, 'inhumane conditions'
King County jails are plagued by COVID concerns, staffing shortages and 'inhumane' conditions. This has some community leaders pushing to release non-violent felony suspects, to take the burden off overworked corrections officers.
Source: q13fox.com
Rantz: King Co. public defenders try to end jail bookings for sex offenders, car thieves, more
The King County Department of Public Defense is engaged in a coordinated push to stop jail bookings of suspects accused of serious crimes.
Source: mynorthwest.com