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• Washington prison program shows signs of cutting crime

  March 9, 2013 in City on Page B2 A pilot program to correct the behavior of violent prison inmates at a cognitive level is helping keep the peace in one pod of the Airway Heights Corrections Center. The … 2

• Officials hope swift punishment will deter probation violators

  May 20, 2012 in City on Page A1 The young woman insisted she hadn’t smoked marijuana recently. A urine test given by her probation officer came back positive for the substance, but she was sure it must have … 12

• No holds barred

  May 18, 2012 in City on Page A5 Kim Imel held back tears as Spencer, a 1-year-old dachshund mix, sniffed around his new home and played with his new companions. The dachshund was in prison – literally.

• Fugitive goes to court, freed, rearrested

  January 14, 2012 in City on Page A8 A man who Spokane police say has 167 criminal charges in 15 years appeared for a court hearing Tuesday and was allowed to stay out of jail despite a felony … 2

• Killer’s violent history not communicated in prison transfer

  July 5, 2011 in City on Page A5 When a rapist who murdered one of his cellmates in the Spokane County Jail requested a transfer to a medium-security prison several years later, the approval process at the Washington … 1

• Washington prison chief resigns

  July 1, 2011 in Region OLYMPIA, Wash. — The head of Washington’s corrections department abruptly resigned from his post Friday for what the governor’s office simply described as “personal reasons.” 4

• Spokane killer dies during prison break

  June 30, 2011 in City on Page A1 A Spokane man serving 45 years for the murder of a 19-year-old woman in 2006 was shot and killed Wednesday in what prison officials describe as an escape attempt. Kevin … 6

• Spokane killer shot dead in attempted prison escape

  June 29, 2011 in City A Spokane man serving 45 years for the murder of a 19-year-old woman in 2006 was shot and killed today in what prison officials describe as an apparent escape attempt. 11

• State inmates evicted in a rift over county rate

  May 23, 2011 in City on Page A1 The Spokane County Jail will quit housing state prisoners next month in a dispute over payment. State officials refuse to pay the new $125-a-day rate the county charges Spokane and … 19

• Prison bakery to use regional wheat

  February 3, 2011 in City on Page A5 Domestic violence put him behind bars 10 years ago, but Donald Kanne has plans for a better life when he leaves prison. And he owes it in part to dough.

• Larch Corrections Center to close amid prison cuts

  October 1, 2010 in Region The Larch Corrections Center in Yacolt will be closed next Feb. 1, and the state Department of Corrections will cut 299 jobs as it seeks to make $53 million in … 2

• Washington inmates get free phone call today

  August 25, 2010 in Region Every state prison inmate gets one free 20-minute long distance call each year, and they could start making this year’s calls this morning, said Maria Peterson, spokeswoman for the state …

• Family ties taking a tumble

  May 2, 2010 in City on Page B1 With 23 months left on her prison sentence for drug-related crimes, Saturday likely was the last time Chanel Trim will hold her 4-year-old daughter until her release. Like all inmates … 3

• Pine Lodge inmates cling to families

    May 1, 2010 in City With 23 months left on her prison sentence for drug-related crimes, Saturday likely was the last time Chanel Trim will hold her 4-year-old daughter until her release. Like all inmates … 6

• Sex offender living as transient in county

  April 16, 2010 in City on Page A8 A man who raped an elderly woman at knifepoint in 1995 is living as a transient in Spokane County, the Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday.

• Washington changes execution method

  March 2, 2010 in City Washington state has changed its method of execution from a three-drug cocktail to a one-drug system, according to paperwork filed Tuesday with the state Supreme Court. 13

• ‘Guilty but mentally ill’ might be costly

  October 3, 2009 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – Changing Washington law to allow criminal defendants to be found guilty but mentally ill probably wouldn’t have much effect on the state mental hospital system, a state official …

• Some released Wash. prisoners getting free rent

  August 31, 2009 in Region OLYMPIA — Some felons who have earned early release from prison are getting a few months of subsidized rent from Washington taxpayers, a new cost-cutting move expected to save the … 2