KING COUNTY, Wash. — Following a four-year halt, the King County jail has resumed booking offenders for low-level and non-violent crimes such as low-value theft, criminal trespass, and public ...

King County jails will lift remaining misdemeanor booking restrictions for all partner law enforcement agencies, starting Feb. 1, thanks to increased staff. Previous restrictions, like daily caps ...

The ACLU’s proposed solution of restricting felony bookings is not the answer. The King County jail is the custodian of inmates who are arrested by a law enforcement agency. King County has no ...

Now Mayday USA is planning a rally of its own Tuesday, to call for Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell to resign. KIRO 7 has been ...

And yet, despite missing a similar percentage of guards, King County Executive Dow Constantine has resisted calls to implement similar booking restrictions. In response to the initial concern with ...

At the same time, the jail has faced political pressure from Seattle and other King County cities to increase bookings. Last year, the city of Seattle negotiated an agreement with the jail to ...

the guild also demands the cessation of the security overrides to inmates for housing purposes." A spokesperson for the King County Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention (DAJD) confirmed the ...

In Schuldt’s view, King County has become too lenient on youth ... Kia Boys' facing adult consequences Juvenile criminal bookings were up 61% in 2023, driven, in part, by a fivefold increase ...

The ACLU’s proposed solution of restricting felony bookings is not the answer. The King County jail is the custodian of inmates who are arrested by a law enforcement agency. King County has no ...