There’s rising pressure to revisit the policy, one of the few exceptions to a law that blocks state and local agencies from assisting with immigration enforcement. Dozens of Democratic lawmakers in ...

King County Department of Adult & Juvenile Detention reportedly challenges Washington state employment law following investigation into unqualified jail guard hires.

Unite Us, the nation’s trusted technology partner integrating health and community-based care, has partnered with the Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) to launch the Unite Us – ...

People with immigration detainers want to build a better life, but state policies make it difficult or impossible.

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington State Department of Corrections is set to deploy its latest graduating class to the frontlines in the fight against fentanyl in state prisons, jails, and communities.

Content warning: This story contains descriptions of suicide and self-harm. When Alexandra first arrived at a Washington prison nearly a decade ago, she’d already made up her mind to come out as ...

SPOKANE, Wash. -- The man who killed a Spokane mom in 2021 has died in prison. According to the Washington State Department of Corrections, Joshua Phillips was found dead in his cell at the Washington ...

King County's Department of Adult & Juvenile Detention, still reeling from a four-year booking freeze on low-level offenders, now faces losing 38 fully trained corrections officers ...

A federal agent wears a badge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the immigration court Monday in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) Dozens of Democratic lawmakers in the Washington Legislature ...

Dozens of Democratic lawmakers in the Washington Legislature have pushed in recent months to reassess how the state Department of Corrections shares information with federal immigration authorities.