With time ticking to plan and fund the construction of the new Whatcom County jail complex approved by voters in 2023, county officials are weighing design options, budget constraints and interior ...

The Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that correctional officers found Nixon attempting to hang himself while alone in a first-floor cell during a “routine walk-through” at about ...

A man who was incarcerated at the Whatcom County Jail in late January has died after a suicide attempt.

A Bellingham man who was detained in Whatcom County Jail without access to an attorney for over a month brought his case before a judge Tuesday to argue for his charges to be dropped.

As staffing levels improved in 2024, King County was able to permanently lift misdemeanor booking restrictions for the entire countywide transit system on May 1, and for downtown Seattle in late-July.

A handful of inmates were released from the jail in Southeast and were welcomed by family members and overjoyed J6 supporters, including members of the far right group the Proud Boys. News4 video ...

A handful of inmates were released from the jail in Southeast and were welcomed by family members and overjoyed J6 supporters, including members of the far right group the Proud Boys. NBC Washingt ...

A crowd stood outside the D.C. Central Detention Facility and waited for hours Monday night for more than a dozen people to be released in the wake of President Donald Trump’s order to commute ...

About 20 people jailed for violent and non-violent offenses are expected to be released from the jail. A few inmates had been released from the D.C. jail in Southeast by midday Tuesday ...

The detainees included 16,109 men and 5,295 women, Garner recently told the county jail trust during one of her last meetings as its top executive. Bookings were the lowest last year since 2021, when ...

He was booked into the Sutter County Jail. Windy with periods of rain this evening. Partial clearing overnight. Low around 45F. Winds S at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Winds could ...