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| CO shortage ends jail space deal |
| By Seattle Times |
| Published: 05/22/2007 |
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SNOHOMISH COUNTY , WA - A plan to reopen a corrections facility near Arlington to free up space for state parole violators in the Snohomish County Jail was dropped Monday after officials could hire only one of the 35 officers needed to staff the new facility. The decision comes three months after the Department of Corrections (DOC) faced severe criticism from state lawmakers and Gov. Christine Gregoire for releasing parole violators from county jails because of overcrowding. In February, the DOC released more than 80 inmates from two King County jails and the Snohomish County Jail because the agency had exceeded its allotted capacity at the facilities. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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