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UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 13, 2019
Beggs eyes criminal justice reform in Spokane budget proposals
Making good on a centerpiece of his successful bid for City Council President in November, Councilman Breean Beggs introduced a set of proposals to kick-start deep reform to the city’s …
UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 5, 2017
Idaho county awarded $1M grant for criminal justice reform
An Idaho county encompassing Boise was awarded a $1 million grant aimed at reforming the criminal justice system and reducing its jail population.
Wed., July 13, 2016
Matt Welch: After Dallas, tribal politics as usual
Our dominant political culture in this country is sick, and we have ourselves to blame. From Ferguson, Mo., to Dallas, too many of us organize our reactions to news events …
Mon., June 6, 2016
Raul Labrador says momentum building for bipartisan sentencing reform
Idaho GOP Congressman Raul Labrador says momentum is building in Congress for major criminal justice reforms, aimed at reversing decades of focus on long prison terms, even for non-violent and …
Thu., Jan. 1, 2015
City, county shaping new justice job
Leaders from the city of Spokane and Spokane County are putting the finishing touches on a job description for the person who will head reform of the region’s criminal justice …
Fri., Aug. 15, 2014
Panel begins work on ways to reduce region’s crime rate
Eight months after a blue ribbon panel submitted 58 pages of recommendations for criminal justice reforms in Spokane County, the leaders who are responsible for implementing the reforms went to …
Wed., May 7, 2014
Spokane County law and justice council will start up again
Spokane County used to have a law and justice council that was supposed to work on improving the criminal justice system. The group was formed in 1992 and was made …
Sun., April 20, 2014
WSU instructor will head Spokane criminal justice reform efforts
Spokane County and city officials will hire a Washington State University assistant professor with expertise in criminal justice to lead the initial implementation of criminal justice reforms recommended by a …
Fri., Jan. 24, 2014
Geiger using reinstated electronic home monitoring program
Geiger Corrections Center on Thursday released its first inmate on a newly reinstated electronic home monitoring program intended to reduce costs of incarceration to taxpayers. The new monitoring program will …
Wed., Jan. 8, 2014
Spokane justice commission report complete
Now that the Spokane Regional Criminal Justice Commission has completed its yearlong report, top officials at Spokane County and Spokane City Hall are getting ready to sit down and decide …
Thu., Nov. 7, 2013
Spokane criminal justice reform ideas met with praise
Criminal justice reform ideas for Spokane drew positive reviews Wednesday evening from people knowledgeable about the system. The Spokane Regional Criminal Justice Commission last week released 58 pages of draft …
Tue., July 9, 2013
Smart Justice seeks Spokane criminal justice reform
A group pushing for criminal justice reform in Spokane called for moving tax money from pretrial lockup to programs that help offenders turn their lives around. Smart Justice leaders outlined …
Wed., Feb. 20, 2013
Panel explains its approach to criminal justice reform
A hundred people turned out on Thursday to hear emerging plans for reform of Spokane’s criminal justice system. They were law officers, prosecutors, judges, defenders, attorneys and others involved in …
Tue., July 24, 2012
City, county to seek jail system savings
The Spokane City Council on Monday joined the county in a wide-ranging effort to reform the local criminal justice system to save money. An agreement unanimously approved by the council …