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SPOKANE, Wash. - Clapping echoed through Spokane’s downtown library as mayor-elect Lisa Brown was officially sworn in as Spokane’s next mayor just after six p.m. Wednesday evening.

Lawmakers and the Department of Corrections agree that the practice is harmful, but the latter balked at the proposed regulations

Election officials across Washington state may soon have extra money to break down the barriers that often prevent county jail inmates from voting.

The budget asks for more than half a million to go to helping remove barriers for people in jail who are otherwise eligible to vote.

The budget asks for more than half a million to go to helping remove barriers for people in jail who are otherwise eligible to vote.

King County jails struggling with high vaccine rejection among inmates Despite COVID outbreaks in the county’s jails, some incarcerated individuals say theyre not getting enough information about vaccine safety.  by The King County Correctional Facility on Oct. 23, 2020, in downtown Seattle. (Jovelle Tamayo for Crosscut) After a year of watching the COVID-19 pandemic unfurl from inside his jail cell, Karim Mitchell-Akram became infected himself last month. He was one of scores to come down...

Some formerly incarcerated people have regained their freedom at a tumultuous time. By Sophia Gates 12/29/2020 at 9:00am Jermaine Williams. Felicia Dixon was coming back from work in late May when the King County Metro bus she was riding stopped in Seattle’s International District. Outside, she could see police blocking the road and protesters in the street; at one point, several officers surrounded a man. As the bus idled, Dixon asked to borrow a cell phone from a stranger. “Whoâ€�...