Suicide warning signs missed at Washington prisons, investigation finds For the second time in less than a year, Washington’s Corrections Ombuds (OCO) is warning that the state’s prison system needs to do more to prevent... Austin Jenkins Play AudioListen 6 mins
Officials report low Covid-19 cases at Northwest Detention Center. But others say transparency is lacking While ICE publicly reports just 22 cases of Covid-19 at the Northwest Detention Center during the pandemic, human rights researchers question the agency’s transparency. Esmy Jimenez Play AudioListen 7 mins
King County Exec proposes phasing out downtown Seattle jail King County Executive Dow Constantine is proposing to phase out use of the county’s downtown Seattle jail, which currently houses inmates along with the county’s Regional Justice Center in Kent. Amy Radil Play AudioListen 2 mins
Coronavirus cases skyrocket at jail in Yakima County, Covid-19 hotspot Inside the Yakima County Department of Corrections inmates say they're stacked on top of one another, corrections officers don't always wear masks, inmates with fevers have Ashley Hiruko
Lockdown In Lockup: A Prisoner At Sing Sing On Life During The COVID-19 Crisis Mohammed Monsuri, who is incarcerated at the New York prison, describes how he learned about the pandemic and the challenges of staying safe. The coronavirus has hit prisons across the U.S. hard. Daniel A. Gross
‘It’s no get out of jail free card.’ Inmates struggle as they rejoin a society deeply changed by Covid-19 Even though some inmates have been moved out from the confined spaces unconducive for social distancing and keeping Covid-19 at bay, they’re still serving time. Some of them with less support than while they were inside, inmates told KUOW. Ashley Hiruko
I got the coronavirus at Monroe prison. This is how it went Voices of the Pandemic features people in the Seattle area on the frontlines of the coronavirus outbreak in their own words. Ashley Hiruko Play AudioListen 5 mins
Inmates protest coronavirus conditions, Seattle parks to close, and more record unemployment claims Paige Browning brings us the latest coronavirus updates as of Thursday, April 9. Paige Browning Play AudioListen 6 mins
Groups address threat of coronavirus in state prisons, call for releases ‘They are kind of like petri dishes… like a cruise ship, but a cruise ship where 10 people get on and off every day’ Kim Malcolm Play AudioListen 5 mins
Prisoners went on food strike. Were thrown in solitary. And now they're suing The State Department of Corrections is being sued by a group of inmates who say they were arbitrarily placed in solitary after a non-violent food strike. Patricia Murphy Play AudioListen 5 mins
