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Washington recently closed a prison to save money, but officials say rising prices for essentials and facility maintenance are contributing to the ballooning price of incarceration.
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Washington's Department of Corrections has unveiled its strategies to reduce the use of isolation in its prisons, but it all relies on whether lawmakers set aside funding to support those changes.
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Larch Corrections Center in Southwest Washington will close this week, despite efforts from staff and some elected leaders to pause the decision many say took them by surprise this summer.
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Washington state correctional facilities will no longer place people in custody in solitary confinement as a punishment — after state officials determined it is not effective.
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More than 400 people who are incarcerated in Washington prisons have tested positive for COVID-19. Two have died. With crowded conditions, family and…
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The healing power of nature is well established. People who garden, take frequent hikes or regularly play with a dog or cat experience the benefits…
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If you’ve ever seen the movie Con Air, you know that high-risk prison inmates are sometimes moved around the country on charter flights. It turns out...
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Her husband was murdered. Now, in a stranger-than-fiction twist, the killer is suing her from prison for causing him emotional distress. The lawsuit of…
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Two Washington prison inmates have committed suicide in recent weeks at the state’s main intake facility in Shelton.The first was in October. The most…
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VANCOUVER, Wash. — The Larch Corrections Center near Yacolt is testing how pet cats may soften the behavior of hardened criminals.Two cats were given to…