Correctional officers struggling with PTSD could be provided coverage under new bill
A new bill, HB 1070, would help correctional officers access the same services as firefighters and law enforcement.
New law adds ID to Department of Corrections reentry plans
A new law will require the Department of Corrections to help state inmates get some form of state identification before they are released. The law, which went into effect in January, requires the ...
Challenges Facing The Next Director Of Federal Bureau Of Prisons
The next Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons must immediately address pressing issues that have plagued the agency for ...
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Washington lawmakers wrestle with juvenile correctional facility crisis
At what point can we solve this problem?” In favor of the bill was James McMahan representing the Washington Association of ...
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Community Q&A: Corrections Officer David Zanotelli and K-9 Luka
They have been fantastic goodwill ambassadors for the department,” Splawn said. “People love dogs and Luka loves people. They ...
Serving life sentence out of Washington County for wife’s murder, Fayetteville man dies in prison
A Fayetteville man sentenced to life imprisonment for killing his wife has died in an Arkansas prison. Marcus McBurney Joiner ...
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Washington lawmakers confront juvenile detention overcrowding crisis
The state’s largest facility for youth offenders remains over capacity, with one legislator describing the situation at the ...
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New law adds ID to Department of Corrections reentry plans
The law, which went into effect in January, requires the Washington Department of Corrections to make identification available as part of a reentry plan program that was already mandated by the state.