KXLY: Task force research could influence Spokane County's next move on jail funding
Spokane County voters may face another ballot decision on jail improvements in the future. County commissioners will review new research in May about the overcrowded detention facility, following ...
Task force research could influence Spokane County's next move on jail funding
KREM: Rising labor costs impacting Spokane County jail budget, city to pay additional $3M for services
Spokane leaders say the bill from the county for jail services increased to more than $9 million in 2025 due to labor costs and the switch to a new medical provider.
Rising labor costs impacting Spokane County jail budget, city to pay additional $3M for services
Three-East in the Spokane County Jail: Men in dark jumpsuits and pink socks hang around, sitting at tables, clustered in corners and glued to the bank of six phones, their connection to the outside.
SPOKANE, Wash. - A court hearing for a Spokane County Jail inmate was postponed a day because he was wearing a surgical mask and the defense lawyer refused to sit next to him. The jail had the inmate ...
SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane city leaders say rising labor costs and a new medical provider are pushing the city to pay an additional $3 million to use the Spokane County jail. Since 2011, the city and ...
Every year, the city of Spokane gets a bill from Spokane County Detention Services. According to the city, the bill for 2025 was $3 million more than anticipated.
Two motorcycle riders were arrested April 21 after they crashed into each other while fleeing Spokane Valley Police, Spokane County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) said in a ...