King County inquests into killings by police remain broken, critics say
A King County program meant to provide answers for families of those killed by police — revised in 2018 to broaden its scope and address inequities — remains broken and should be fixed, replaced or abandoned, say prosecutors and private attorneys involved in the process. The county has completed 17 inquests since the program was upheld by the Washington Supreme Court and reinstated in 2021, with another underway and five more scheduled. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Ellen M. Banner)
July recorded the highest number of calls to 988 in Washington since its launch
September is National Suicide Prevention Month and Washington state is seeing an increased demand for help when it comes to the national suicide and crisis line: 988. Since launching in 2022, calls to 988 in Washington have doubled in two years and continue to increase. July showed the highest number of calls received at 10,202. The Washington Department of Public Health attributes the increase to a campaign that aired through July bringing more awareness to the 988 program. Continue reading at King5.
New report says solitary confinement widely, ‘subjectively’ used in Washington prisons
Solitary confinement is still “widely used” in Washington prisons, despite an agency promise to reduce its use over the next five years. That’s according to a report released Thursday by the Office of the Corrections Ombudsman. State lawmakers created the agency in 2018 to resolve complaints against the Department of Corrections and to identify problems within the system. The new report is the second of three that the OCO will produce. Lawmakers will now review the report and the third of three that will come out later this year. That report will examine solutions and a suggested path forward for DOC. Continue reading at KXLY. (KXLY)
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