Tacoma mayor directs city manager to fire police involved in the death of Manuel Ellis
Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards on Thursday night directed City Manager Elizabeth Pauli to fire four police officers involved in a fatal encounter with Manuel Ellis, a black man who died in March after being restrained while being arrested. Continue reading at Tacoma News Tribune.
Department of Corrections accused of retaliating against inmates at Seattle work-release facility over coronavirus protests
Families who protested conditions at a Seattle work-release facility are accusing the state Department of Corrections of retaliating by sending six men at the facility back to prison. The six men had been housed at the Reynolds Work Release facility downtown, but had their work-release status revoked on what supporters describe as bogus infractions, after a peaceful demonstration last month by family members concerned about an outbreak of COVID-19. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Courtesy of King County Councilmember Girmay Zahilay’s office)
Labor council to Seattle police union: Address racism or get out
The largest labor coalition in King County is giving the Seattle Police Officers Guild an ultimatum: acknowledge and address racism in law enforcement and in their union or risk being kicked out of the group. In a vote Thursday, executive members of the King County Labor Coalition — a sort of union of unions — passed a resolution laying out tasks for the police guild, which represents over 1,000 rank-and-file officers. Continue reading at Crosscut. (Elaine Thompson/AP)
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