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Kevin Coe, Spokane's "South Hill Rapist," released from state custody

Coe served 25 years at the Washington State Penitentiary, then 17 years in civil confinement at McNeil Island.
KXLY

Spokane County jail capacity claims spark debate between officials

Spokane County officials revealed Monday that the county jail is not at capacity, despite decades of claims about ...
The Inlander

Spokane officials want to hire 18-year-olds to work as correctional officers at the jail, but critics argue the move could endanger both staff and inmates

In 2013, over a dozen correctional officers at a Baltimore jail were charged in a federal racketeering indictment for helping a gang run a drug-trafficking and money-laundering scheme from inside the ...
KHQ

Spokane officials clarify county jail capacity and red light status meaning

After Spokane City Councilmember Zack Zappone told NonStop Local that the Spokane County Jail was full, Spokane County ...

Suspected killer arrested in shooting near Sacred Heart

The suspect in the shooting of a man sitting in his car near Sacred Heart hospital was arrested Friday, five days after the killing. Andre D. Moore, 32, remained in Spokane County Jail without bond.
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Spokane sitting on months of bills after draining jail fund

(The Center Square) – Spokane owes two months of unpaid jail bills totaling $1.3 million to the county after officials diverted $6 million from the state’s criminal justice sales tax to homelessness ...