New Washington County public safety facility to open in April
Washington County is building a new sheriff's office and upgrading dispatch systems using $6.1 million in ARPA funds ...
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Washington County releases inmate to ICE
“Last year, the Washington County Correctional Facility released 2,178 incarcerated persons into the county…. of those, less than five were undocumented and sent to ICE. Last week, we booked ...
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Brother of Washington Co. inmate who died in 2023 sues jail
The brother of a Bentleyville man who was left “festering alone in his cell” inside the Washington County jail before later ...
Washington County's $13.5M purchase of 20 acres to aid with public safety services
The Washington County Commissioners recently agreed to buy over 20 acres for $13.5 million. The building will house public ...
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Washington County sheriff plans for the 'community rebuilding initiative' to help inmates after release
Cantrell said the Washington County Detention Center is chronically overcrowded. He said inmates currently at the jail have been booked in on average 6.23 times. “Some over 100 times in just in ...
Washington County pitches community treatment partnership for initiative aimed at incarcerated people
County Judge Patrick Deakins said Thursday the criminal justice system in Arkansas and in Washington County fits one ...
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Washington lawmakers wrestle with juvenile correctional facility crisis
(The Center Square ... bill was James McMahan representing the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs. “When the Department of Corrections and/or JR, when those systems ...