The UW doesn't reconcile its credit card receipts, or didn't anyway, state jails will no longer allow inmates to Like things online, and a totem pole will be erected in John T. Williams' memory, all in today's headlines. more ›

King County jail inmate Shawn Clark, 20, was recently caught hustlin' on a jail-monitored phone ordering a female prostitute to start working for him, so she could pay for his $250,000 bail. This makes judge not happy, judge MAD! Clark, who is currently awaiting trial later this month for (surprise!) promoting prostitution, was told on Friday by a King County Superior Court Judge that not only is he banned from the telephone, but his bail was raised to $1 million. more ›

The PostGlobe reports that I-100 gathered about 5,000 less signatures than required. If placed on the ballot, the initiative would have asked Seattle voters to require "the city to analyze successful and cost-effective jail diversion programs, address the effects of racial disparity within the incarceration system, work collaboratively with King County, and put the matter of a new jail to a public vote before a new jail could be constructed." Even the pro-jail website admits, "No one wants to build a jail," but argues that the King County Jail is planning on turning city inmates away, once a jail space agreement concludes in four years. more ›

The Seattle Police Department gave residents of Nickelsville a 20-minute warning at 12:15 p.m. to vacate their encampment or face arrest. As of 12:35 p.m., the homeless residents of Nickelsville were officially considered criminal trespassers and subject to arrest. According to reports, some campers have chosen to follow orders while others have decided to stay and face charges. Sadly, at least those who stay at Nickelsville against orders are more likely to have a roof over their head tonight in jail than those who chose to comply.
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Seems to be a big day for bail bonds and crime stories, and little else, in Seattle today. more ›

Seattle city planners announced today four possible locations for the city's new jail. Funny thing about jails, even the strictest "law and order" folks and the strongest proponents of the penal system have no interest in a new jail being built in their neighborhood. Jails and the NIMBY folks go hand in hand...the chorus of "yes we need it, I just don't want to see it." more ›