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Washington Department of Corrections to close one of 12 prisons
Steep drops in the incarcerated population prompted the shutdown of Clark County’s Larch Corrections Center.
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Jail or treatment? Seattle City Council is split on drug possession
Councilmembers narrowly rejected a bill to allow the City Attorney’s Office to prosecute possession and public use.
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Courts consider lifting federal oversight of Seattle police
The SPD has been under a Department of Justice ‘consent decree’ since 2012 due to excessive use of force.
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Fake business loans land Yakima, Seattle entrepreneurs in prison
An immigrant businesswoman and a Mariners ticket hawker faced sentencing this week over separate schemes to steal thousands in COVID-19 stimulus money.
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How Seattle Police put bikes at the forefront of protest clashes
Local bike cops drove a national evolution toward forceful crowd tactics — and made money doing it.