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(The Center Square) – In the months leading up to the November election, a political action committee called Justice Not Jails was formed to oppose Spokane County’s Measure 1, which
A NY1 investigation found mental health courts have different standards for accepting people, and some only took a few dozen new felony cases in 2022.
Advocates say Erick Tavira was the 17th person to die at the troubled jail this year.
Activists gather outside of the Jackson County Jail, Saturday evening, March 6. Activists gathered on Saturday night at the Jackson County Jail in response to a recent COVID-19 outbreak at the facility. Late last month, the Jackson County Sheriff's Office reported that ten people incarcerated in the County Jail had tested positive for COVID-19. On Saturday evening, around 30 protestors marched around the Jackson County jail with noisemakers and signs, calling for the release of detainees at risk of contracting the virus. Leona Evans was one of the demonstrators who helped organize the event....