by Rich Smith • Dec 14, 2020 at 11:25 am
Public defenders say the legal system is a mess and demand prosecutors file fewer cases until the outbreak settles. RS
As of last Friday the number of current inmates with COVID-19 in King County jails doubled from 16 to 30, according to the dashboard updated by the Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention (DAJD), which is not good! Sponsored $20 lunch and $35 / $50 dinner options. Venues offer takeout, delivery, indoor and outdoor dining.
Before the latest outbreak, which the jail reported last week, 47 other inmates in King County had tested positive for the virus. At last count, the total population at the downtown jail and at the Maleng Regional Justice Center (MRJC) in Kent sat at 1,360.
Member of neo-Nazi group sentenced for plot to threaten journalists, advocates in NW
A federal judge in Seattle has sentenced a man for his role in a campaign of intimidation against journalists.
The plot was orchestrated by a group of neo-Nazis that spans the nation, and includes two men with ties to western Washington.
Johnny Roman Garza, 21, of Arizona, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 16 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Garza pleaded guilty to taking part in a plot devised by members of the group Atomwaffen Division to deliver threatening posters to journalists and advocates for minority groups, including some in the Seattle area.