Washington County's $13.5M purchase of 20 acres to aid with public safety services
The Washington County Commissioners recently agreed to buy over 20 acres for $13.5 million. The building will house public ...
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Brother of Washington Co. inmate who died in 2023 sues jail
The brother of a Bentleyville man who was left “festering alone in his cell” inside the Washington County jail before later ...
In DC, Ventura County sheriff hears from Trump's border czar on immigration crackdown
Ventura County Sheriff Jim Fryhoff told The Star that border czar Tom Homan "understands the rules we in California abide by.
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Kootenai County Jail sees sharp increase in holds for border patrol
The Kootenai County Jail booked far more inmates on border patrol holds in the weeks after President Donald Trump was inaugurated for a second term than ...
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Children joked about school shootings. Then the sheriff sent them to jail.
More threats would rapidly follow, in Volusia County and across the country, as if a pathogen had been set loose. An analysis of news reports by The Washington ... all the other inmates were ...
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WASHINGTON CO. SHERIFF’S OFFICE, DISTRICT ATTORNEY REPORT INCREASE IN CASES
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office and District Attorney’s Office both saw a noticeable uptick in workload from 2023 to 2024. Washington County DistrictAttorney Derek Estep presents hisoffice's ...
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Planning and design of new Whatcom County jail facility anticipated to begin this year
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 ...
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Resident of The Villages decries ’needless delays’ at local jail
The delays in Marion County also have a ripple effect on people’s lives. Those being released face longer separations from their families, lost work hours, and greater challenges in resuming their ...
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Washington bill aims to protect inmates from invasive strip searches
A new bill before the Washington State Legislature ... The proposed legislation would prevent jail guards from conducting strip searches to determine an inmate's gender assigned at birth.
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Washington County Sheriff’s Office SWAT and drone team respond to disturbance
McKenzie is being held in the Washington County Jail on the charges of resisting an officer and child neglect along with a probation violation for an earlier battery incident.
Two Oklahoma County jail inmates charged with murder over suspected fentanyl overdose
Murder cases over drug overdoses are rare. An investigator reported cameras tied two Oklahoma County jail inmates to another inmate's Jan. 18 death.
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El Salvador offers to jail ‘American criminals,’ including U.S. citizens
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said El Salvador’s president has offered to house “dangerous American criminals” in his country’s jail cells, in what Rubio ...