The bill would have created a state council to monitor jail conditions. It failed to progress last month amid opposition from some local officials and budget woes.

A 24-year-old man was arrested in Aloha on a signed federal warrant from ICE by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office on ...

Five men have been arrested on suspicion of soliciting minors for sex in Washington County. The suspects could be charged in the coming days. The men, ranging in age from 24 to 39, were booked into ...

A Washington County inmate who was found in medical distress during a routine cell check early Friday morning died shortly ...

Washington County voters rejected a proposal in November ... $18.8 million of federal American Rescue Plan Act money for a jail expansion project county officials said would make the facilities ...

Fayetteville police officers have been instructed to limit physical arrests for most misdemeanor offenses due to overcrowding ...

Washington's new policy has led to increased fentanyl smuggling, threatening safety and security in correctional facilities.

A man incarcerated in Washington County for reportedly beating a woman has been indicted in federal court on a sex ...

An inmate at the Whatcom County jail in Bellingham died while in custody early Thursday morning, according to a news release ...

He's currently at the Clallam County jail on a slew of charges that all have one common denominator. "Drugs," he said. "When ...