Wellpath’s settlement follows a separate $7 million payout by Alameda County nearly two years ago over Monk’s death.

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 ...

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King County inmates most vulnerable to COVID-19 ... Medical Director for Public Health’s Jail Health Services Division. Solitary confinement is more conducive to “social distancing and ...

Medical bungling by health care staff at the King County jail likely contributed to the recent death of an inmate, the U.S. Department of Justice says in a strongly worded report that maintains ...

according to a 2017 King County Jail Health Services report. An analysis identified more than 1,200 people who were booked into the jails at least four times in both 2013 and 2014 and were also ...

Its physical layout does not lend itself to behavioral health and other care. We must reimagine King County's downtown Seattle campus in light of the realities of today and the old jail must at ...

Prior to the weekend outbreak, King County had confirmed 47 cases of COVID-19. Going forward, the Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention and Jail Health Services are working in the following ...

The regional jail serving seven cities in south King County is being recognized by Disability ... "By working with them, we have really looked at mental health issue through a different lens." ...

Dauphin County averted a potential catastrophe this month as the company that provides medical services at the jail was prepared ... referring to Jimmy King, who died in 2020 at DCP from an ...

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 ...

On July 12, Public Health said the median length of time someone was held in King County Jail over the past 14 days was three days. The agency said that means that for a large percentage of King ...