Washington State's 12 prisons already provide literacy and educational programs for inmates, allowing them to better their communication and comprehension skills. But now a new bi-partisan plan passed by the legislature will allow them to pursue actual job skills prior to being released.
Should certain offenders be required to carry a special identification card after they are released from prison? If a Senate bill passes in Olympia it could be voted into law.
A state audit has found that the Pasco Downtown Development Authority actually stole more money for personal use then previously thought. Michael Goins already pleaded guilty to taking $90,000 and has even served one year and was released in July...
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.