Jail

Benton County Jail Reports Coronavirus Outbreak
(Kennewick, WA) -- They're calling it an outbreak. The Benton County Jail says right now they've got 97 inmates testing positive for Coronavirus, all seem to have mild symptoms. Another 91 are in quarantine after being exposed. 24 guards have tested positive, and out of those, all but 6 have returned ...
King County Corrections Worker Union Leader Calls For Two-Week Jail Quarantine
King County Corrections Worker Union Leader Calls For Two-Week Jail Quarantine
(King County, WA) -- The leader of the union representing King County corrections workers is calling for a two-week quarantined shutdown of the county's jails due to surging COVID-19 case numbers. Guild president Dennis Folk issued a letter to the Department for Adult and Juvenile Detention Thursday urging them to shut down jail operations for two weeks--stressing that the county has a fundamenta