Two facilities for incarcerated people transitioning out of prison are on the chopping block as Washington lawmakers look for ways to close the state’s multibillion-dollar budget shortfall.

The Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) says four inmates in state prisons may have mumps. Two inmates at the ...

It’s not unusual for deputies to catch people trying to fly contraband into Washington State Prison with drones, but the past ...

WALLA WALLA — It’s 6:40 a.m. at the Washington State Penitentiary. Men are starting to wake up. Certain sounds come alive. “Man, you hear them toilets flushing up there?” Demar Nelson asks ...

WASHINGTON COUNTY, GA — Three Metro Atlanta men are facing multiple charges after authorities say they attempted to use a ...

Ridgway is currently serving 49 life sentences at the Washington State Penitentiary for murders he committed starting in 1982. In September 2024, he was transferred from the Washington State ...

PM, Washington County Deputies were dispatched to West Brown Drive in Davisboro following reports of several suspicious ...

Washington state banned private detention facilities in 2021 ... Section 4 banned solitary confinement and mandated that the prison respond "to sexual violence and harassment grievances immediately ...

A bill designed to reshape how Washington’s prison system handles the release of incarcerated individuals passed the state Senate on Thursday, though critics argue it risks releasing criminals ...

Two incarcerated individuals at the Washington Corrections Center presented symptoms commonly associated with mumps this week ...