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Eric R. Shibley, MD, will no longer be able to practice after a series of unprofessional conduct, including felony ...
Expect to see more patrols on the roads in western Washington over the next few months for the “100 Safe Days of Summer” ...
June 6 is National Gun Violence Awareness Day, and to commemorate this event, Public Health – Seattle & King County’s ...
His top priorities, he said, have been stabilizing and retaining the office’s staff of deputies and the nurses who work in the county jail. Encouraging young people to serve in their community is ...
A California man accused of murdering a man last week was released from jail in late 2024 because of his mental health, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office. Jordan Murray ...
The place feels, unsurprisingly, like a jail—which is just one of many hurdles that King County, and its future ... Last week, staffers from the county’s Community and Health Services department took ...
Inspectors with the state Division of Health Service Regulation cited Orange County Jail five times for supervision issues in the years before King’s death. In July 2019, just eight months ...
The South Correctional Entity jail owned by multiple King County cities has ... such deaths are costing taxpayers. Yakima County boosted its spending on jail health care by 30% in January, partly ...
The future of the St. Johns County jail, where civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. was held in 1964 ... was made citing maintenance costs, employee health concerns and the need for site ...
The King County Jail has the capacity to house more than ... a medical provider who specializes in correctional health care, a behavioral health provider, two people who were previously ...
The King County Council ... maintain public health and safety and help people on the path to success,” another woman, who said she lives within walking distance of the jail, countered, arguing ...
It highlights King County Executive Dow Constantine’s urgent request for a new facility that prioritizes efficiency, safety and the treatment of behavioral health issues. One of the major ...