Jails
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Opinion
To create safety, King County needs more than jails
King County, like all counties in Washington state, is required by state legislation to securely and safely home these accused of committing a felony, and anybody convicted of a criminal offense — misdemeanor or felony — serving a sentence of lower than a yr. Every metropolis, and every county in its unincorporated space, is chargeable for housing its personal misdemeanor…
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Opinion
Washington jails: ‘Greater transparency’ | The Seattle Times
Re: “WA jails have among the highest death rates in the U.S. A new law to explain why isn’t working.” [March 26, Northwest] Sydney Brownstone’s vital article on Washington state’s excessive jail demise charge requires lacking explanations from state officers. Deliberate indifference to the intense medical wants of incarcerated individuals violates the Eighth Modification’s prohibition in opposition to merciless and…
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Opinion
Opinion: Review board is right about drugs in jails. The entire Sheriff’s Department is to blame.
The editorial board operates independently from the U-T newsroom however holds itself to related moral requirements. We base our editorials and endorsements on reporting, interviews and rigorous debate, and attempt for accuracy, equity and civility in our part. Disagree? Let us know. The Residents’ Regulation Enforcement Evaluate Board — the unbiased panel that oversees the San Diego County Sheriff’s Division…
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Politics
Learning about American History and Politics through American Jails
The 20th century noticed a major increase in the rate of incarceration in the US. Assistant Professor of Historical past Melanie Newport research jails, the place the majority of incarceration happens, to higher perceive what formed this startling development. In her new e-book This is My Jail: Local Politics and the Rise of Mass Incarceration, Newport focuses on the historical…
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