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Pierce County inmate who had leg amputated sues medical provider with rocky legal record
Tacoma News Tribune via AOL· 2 years agoFormer inmate Javier Tapia alleges his severe blood clot went untreated. It’s not the first lawsuit...
Staffing shortage is still hampering Pierce County Jail. Will bonuses bring more recruits?
Tacoma News Tribune via AOL· 2 years agoA shortage of corrections deputies at Pierce County Jail has left the facility in a staffing crisis...
St. Lucie 1st in Florida to cap cost of inmate medical care; will Martin, Indian River follow?
TCPalm | Treasure Coast Newspapers via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoST. LUCIE COUNTY — A new state law that caps the amount St. Lucie County pays when jail inmates...
WA must finally address mental health delays in jails. The cruelty is staggering | Opinion
Tacoma News Tribune via AOL· 1 year agoThe time for talk and legal wrangling are over. The continued failure of Washington’s Department of...
Mentally ill people are languishing in jail. Pierce judge blames state, issues fines
Tacoma News Tribune via AOL· 1 year ago“This is about justice for defendants and victims, it’s about court efficiency, and it’s about jail...
In ‘a historic moment,’ a military jail built in 1957 is replaced in Pierce County
Tacoma News Tribune via AOL· 2 years agoA nearly $88 million new jail at Joint Base Lewis-McChord was touted this week as the most modern...
Want to cut crime in WA and hire more cops? There’s a way — but it won’t be easy | Opinion
Tacoma News Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLast month the ACLU filed suit against King County over conditions in its downtown Seattle jail,...
'I just murdered my ex-girlfriend,' man tells 911 after shooting incident in Fort Pierce
TCPalm | Treasure Coast Newspapers via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFORT PIERCE — A 26-year-old man was arrested over the weekend after police said he fatally shot his...
South Carolina jail officer arrested, charged with sexual misconduct with inmate
The State McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoA former officer at the Pickens County Detention Center has been arrested and accused of sexual...
A Millionaire Inmate Hatched an Elaborate, Expensive Plan to Escape From Jail. Then He Got Caught.
Robb Report via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA man incarcerated in Florida tried to use his wealth to escape from jail and flee the country, but...