Grant County Man Gets 15 Years for Unprovoked Shooting in 2022Grant County Man Gets 15 Years for Unprovoked Shooting in 2022 The shooting occurred in October of 2022.John McKayJohn McKay
WA Bill Would Put Offender on Sex Offender Policy BoardWA Bill Would Put Offender on Sex Offender Policy Board Proposed changes include the name of the board, making an actual offender part of the board, as well as a victim. John McKayJohn McKay
WA Group Sought Treatment vs. Jail Time for Child Porn ConvictsWA Group Sought Treatment vs. Jail Time for Child Porn Convictsthe Sex Offender Policy Board recommended last fall to the legislature that persons convicted for child porn be treated but not jailed. John McKayJohn McKay
Toppenish Man Gets 8 Years for Online Child Porn, Other CrimesToppenish Man Gets 8 Years for Online Child Porn, Other CrimesMan admitted to Federal prosecutors he'd been involved in child porn for 3 decades.John McKayJohn McKay
Inslee to Visit Coyote Ridge, Plans to Reduce Solitary ConfinementInslee to Visit Coyote Ridge, Plans to Reduce Solitary ConfinementThe Dept of Corrections and Gov. Inslee say they are going to implement 'imported' prison practices from Norway. John McKayJohn McKay
Mesa, WA Woman Gets 25 Year Prison Term for 2022 MurderMesa, WA Woman Gets 25 Year Prison Term for 2022 MurderFranklin County Deputies responded in August, 2022 to a report of a missing person had possibly been killed John McKayJohn McKay
Othello Woman Gets Prison for Stolen Weapon Used in HomicideOthello Woman Gets Prison for Stolen Weapon Used in Homicide One of the firearms the woman helped sell was the gun that killed a four-year-old during a domestic dispute in Othello in February 2021. John McKayJohn McKay
Recent Prison Parolees 10X More Likely to Overdose on OpiodsRecent Prison Parolees 10X More Likely to Overdose on OpiodsThe Oregon State Department of Corrections says newly-released inmates ten times more likely to overdose. John McKayJohn McKay
Kennewick Man Sentenced For Role In Mexican Drug RingKennewick Man Sentenced For Role In Mexican Drug RingDavid Reyes was already under Department of Corrections supervision for previous issues.John McKayJohn McKay
State Drops Solitary Confinement in Prisons, Claims “It Doesn’t Work”State Drops Solitary Confinement in Prisons, Claims “It Doesn’t Work” So the old song "30 Days in The Hole" no longer applies here.John McKayJohn McKay