Spokane County may reduce oversight around updating jail policies amid backlog

Spokane County may reduce oversight around updating jail policies amid backlog

(The Center Square) – Facing a backlog of updates, Spokane County may reduce oversight of how the two local jails modify their policies to avoid costly lawsuits over noncompliance with

Spokane County may reduce oversight around updating jail policies amid backlog - Everett Post

(The Center Square) – Facing a backlog of updates, Spokane County may reduce oversight of how the two local jails modify their policies to avoid costly lawsuits over noncompliance with changes in state law. The process is currently governed by a 2015 resolution that Detention Services Chief Don Hooper says hasn’t been updated since. The Board of County Commissioners adopted that at the time to align their policies with changes in state and feder…