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Washington Jail Prisoners Suffer from Overcrowding, Abusive Guards, Inadequate Health Care and Indifferent Politicians

Loaded on May 15, 2008 by Roger Smith published in Prison Legal News May, 2008, page 1
Filed under: Transfers, Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Medication, Systemic Medical Neglect, Skin, Hernias, Criminal Prosecution, Prison/Jail Murders, Failure to Protect (General), Overcrowding, Staffing, Excessive Force, Wrongful Release, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Juveniles. Location: Washington.
Since the mid-1990s, Washington State jail populations have increased exponentially. Obsolete facilities built decades ago to hold a handful of prisoners are now packed like sardine tins, with as many prisoners sleeping on the floor as in bunks. Overcrowding has resulted in numerous problems in terms of security and meeting ...

 

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