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Former Washington prisons chief says he had an affair
Posted on July 6, 2011 | No CommentsWashington’s former secretary of corrections said Tuesday that he abruptly departed his job last week because of an extramarital affair with a subordinate. Eldon Vail told the Seattle Times that... -
Gregoire signs bill requiring compensation from inmates who assault correctional staff
Posted on May 6, 2011 | No CommentsA bill that will require inmates who assault correctional officers or other Washington Department of Corrections employees to pay monetary damages to those workers has been signed into law by... -
Price of WA corrections safety enhancements: $11M
Posted on March 28, 2011 | No CommentsA bill requested by Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire that would enhance safety for state prison guards will cost an additional $11 million to the planned budget for the Department of... -
WA prison guards want assault compensation
Posted on February 3, 2011 | No CommentsCorrections officers are lobbying for a change in Washington state law that would allow prison guards to collect money from inmates who assault them. Supporters, however, said it’s not about... -
Washington officials say prison lockdown was smooth
Posted on November 18, 2010 | No CommentsWashington Department of Corrections officials say the one-day lockdown of the state’s eight major prisons to test a moneysaving effort went off without a hitch. Tuesday’s successful experiment means the... -
WA budget woes prompt prison lockdowns for a day in bid to save money
Posted on November 16, 2010 | No CommentsWashington prison inmates are doing their part to cut the state’s budget deficit. The state Department of Corrections on Tuesday locked down all eight state prisons for the day, trying... -
DOC: Washington spent nearly $98K to execute Brown
Posted on November 16, 2010 | No CommentsThe Washington state Department of Corrections says it spent nearly $98,000 to execute convicted murderer Cal Coburn Brown. Brown was put to death Sept. 10 for the 1991 rape, torture... -
Budget cuts force WA Dept. of Corrections to close prison, cut jobs
Posted on October 4, 2010 | No CommentsThe Larch Corrections Center in Yacolt, Washington, will be closed Feb. 1, and the state Department of Corrections will cut 299 jobs as it seeks to make $53 million in...