A man accused of using Facebook to meet girls and then sexually assault them has a hefty bail set for him, and is facing an October 13th court appearance in Benton County.
At first glance, most people think of felons who've lost their voting rights when it comes to jail inmates. But according to a disability group, many inmates in county jails are not being allowed to vote.
The former director of the Pasco Downtown Development Association has been released from the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla after serving five months of his one year prison term.
The official coroner's report was released Tuesday by Benton County, and the cause of death in the March incident has been deemed "Accident." Based upon the coroner's report it appears that is likely. More and more police and emergency personnel say people are having to be hospitalized due to synthetic pot use.
Some 1,700 misdemeanor defendants will not have to do jail or work crew time in Benton County for failing to pay court-mandated fees related to crimes they've committed.
Local group "Yoga Behind Bars" is seeking volunteers to become yoga-instructor certified so a local chapter can be formed to visit local prisons. Organizers say the organization changes lives and helps prisoners make better decisions.
An autopsy performed on an 18-year-old inmate in the Benton County jail failed to produce any specific causes of death. Mark Anthony Moreno was found dead in a suicide protective cell around 7:30am last Friday morning.
Benton County coroner John Hansens (pictured) plans to autopsy the 18-year-old gang member who died early Friday morning in a protective cell at the Benton County Jail.
Authorities say the man was 18-year-old Mark Anthony Moreno, of Kennewick. He was being held in a 'protective' or padded cell due to potentially harmful behavior.
According to the Washington State Employment Security Department, hundreds of thousands of unemployment benefits have been illegally given to county jail inmates over the last three years. A total of 1,900-plus inmates received them.