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• Authorities snag escapee in North Spokane

  January 14, 2012 in News, City Authorities today arrested a federal inmate that walked away from a scheduled medical appointment on Spokane’s South Hill several days ago. The U.S. Marshals-led Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force … 2

• DOC could set parolees free

  October 14, 2011 in City on Page A5 Prison inmates convicted of murder and other violent crimes could be released without supervision if state lawmakers agree to a drastic set of cuts outlined by the state Department of … 1

• Don’t release ‘worst of the worst,’ prison officials beg

  April 29, 2011 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – A legislative proposal to release some inmates a few months early as a budget-saving measure is a bad idea, Washington prison officials warned Thursday. The state already ordered … 1

• Documents: Guard murder suspect said he deserves death

  February 24, 2011 in News, Region The prison inmate accused of strangling Corrections Officer Jayme Biendl in a chapel at the Monroe Correctional Complex last month told investigators that he deserves to die, according to documents … 4

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  Gregoire speaks at prison guard memorial

    February 8, 2011 in News, Region Corrections officer Jayme Biendl was remembered Tuesday as a courageous and caring woman who loved her job, her co-workers and her family. Gov. Chris Gregoire, speaking at a nearly two-hour … 1

• Airway Heights prison to lose about 45 jobs

  November 11, 2010 in City on Page A7 Cuts at Washington state prisons will eliminate about 45 jobs at Airway Heights Corrections Center and could cancel a rehabilitative program designed to prepare inmates for re-entry to society. “It’s … 5

• State makes plans for prison layoffs

  November 10, 2010 in City Cuts at Washington state prisons will eliminate about 45 jobs at Airway Heights Corrections Center and could cancel a rehabilitative program designed to prepare inmates for reentry to society. “It’s … 10