SPOKANE, Wash. - Washington state's prison population has become whiter and older in the past decade, and more of them are violent offenders, an Associated Press review of Department of Corrections ...

McNeil Island with its beauty and long criminal justice history, is emerging in the news again. It’s where Washington runs a rehabilitation for people convicted of the most serious sex crimes. But ...

Washington’s motto could be “We’re Doing the Best We Can.” As mottos go, it’s not particularly inspiring, but after reading about the gross misconduct and lack of oversight of the Department of Social ...

The trial of a Whatcom County man being held at a corrections facility for sex offenders on McNeil Island has been pushed back to April 14, 2026, a Whatcom County Superior Court judge ruled Thursday.