A Whatcom County Jail contracted employee was arrested Wednesday, April 30 after allegedly helping sneak contraband items, ...

Jury deliberation began Friday after a two-week trial in Whatcom County Superior Court in the case of a Seattle man accused ...

A Jefferson County Jail inmate died at the hospital, four days after he was found “attempting to harm himself” in his cell.

State correctional officers and law enforcement agencies are searching for an escaped inmate from Hyde Correctional Center. Francisco Cardenas, 32, a minimum-custody offender, escaped Friday from the ...

A deputy doing a routine cell check found an inmate attempting to hang themselves in their cell, according to TSCO.

A successful anti-crime program is on the state chopping block. The Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion, or LEAD, program ...

It’s becoming increasingly common in Washington for counties to take over operating their jails and leaving law enforcement duties to the elected sheriffs. Most of the counties in the Tri-Cities area ...

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office reported one arrest on Tuesday for driving while intoxicated and another on Wednesday for multiple charges, including driving recklessly, tampering and narcotics ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — An investigation is underway after a female inmate died at the Multnomah County Inverness Jail.

The sheriff has questioned if the new county corrections department has the authority to allow corrections officers to carry ...

Three officers in tactical gear and with guns drawn moved swiftly through a darkened cell block in the former Snyder County ...

A 23-year-old man who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a high school student he knew in a Western Washington University ...