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Yakima County grapples with courtroom security changes
By www.kimatv.com - Michael Spears
Published: 09/06/2012

YAKIMA, Wash. -- KIMA learned security changes are coming to Yakima County Courtrooms. It's one more result of a cash-strapped criminal justice system.

The Department of Corrections said it can no longer provide two officers per courtroom for security.

It can now only have one to watch over inmates. That would leave the judge and public unprotected.

It's a duty originally handled by the Yakima Sheriff's Office.

The DOC stepped in to help out strapped deputies but now it's back to the Sheriff's Office to figure out how to provide those guards.

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