County jail vs. state prison: A current incarcerated person explains the difference Soundside host Libby Denkmann talks with incarcerated journalist Christopher Blackwell about how his 20 years in Washington State Prison compared to his time at Pierce County Jail.
King County gave millions to ‘No New Youth Jail’ activists to help kids — and then looked away On a brisk morning last November, Khalid Adams, a 10-time convicted felon, kicked in his ex-girlfriend’s door, prosecutors say, and shot into her Seattle apartment. A teenager inside the apartment shot Adams before he hurt anyone.
27 indicted in prison drug ring with ties to white supremacy This week a federal grand jury in Tacoma indicted 24 people, most from Washington state, accused of trafficking drugs and weapons in multiple states. Federal authorities say many members of the drug ring have ties to a white supremacist prison gang.
New law would make sexual misconduct by corrections staff a felony A proposed bill in Olympia would impose harsher sentences for corrections officers or staff who are convicted of sexual misconduct against inmates.
ICE detainees in Tacoma reportedly on day three of hunger strike Detainees at Tacoma’s immigration facility are reportedly on day three of a hunger strike. And a spokesperson for the ICE facility confirms that chemical agents were used Wednesday in response to a disruption there.
Incarcerated people would earn minimum wage under new proposal ‘It increases the amount of money that goes to victim restitution and child support, and mandates that 50% goes into a savings account that will be available upon reentry.’
Family visits resume at King County jails, but staffing shortages remain a major hurdle In-person visits are scheduled to begin again Monday for people held at King County’s jail in downtown Seattle. It’s the first time family members have been able to visit face-to-face at that facility since the Covid pandemic began. In October, the county resumed family visits at the second adult jail in Kent. But critics and jail officials say short staffing is still constraining their operations.
After incarceration, these voters have a voice A new group of voters are eligible to participate in the upcoming midterms. Voting rights were restored to formerly incarcerated felons in Washington when new legislation went into effect early this year. Christopher Poulos from the Department of Corrections is here to talk about the new law and its impact on the community.
Suicide and staffing issues at King County Jail, ‘a radioactive subject’ “There have been twice the number of suicides in the King County Jail system since the beginning of 2020 than there were in the prior eight years.”
From prison chain gang to art world notoriety, the life and work of Winfred Rembert ‘We had been married over five years before he decided that he would even mention to me what had happened. I just knew he was having trouble sleeping. And this is the kind of torture that followed him until he died.’
