KHQ

Washington state prisons allow suicide hotline access for people in custody

WASHINGTON STATE — People incarcerated in prison facilities across the state can now call 988 from prison phones and tablets.

Washington becomes first state to make national suicide hotline available in prisons

Prisoners in Washington can now dial 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline from phones and tablets inside all state prison ...
Yakima Herald

People in Washington prisons get access to 988 mental health crisis hotline

Hotline counselors are trained to contact prisons and get immediate support for incarcerated callers who are at an imminent ...
Hoodline

Locked-Down Lifeline: Washington Prisons Turn to 988 for Crisis Help

People incarcerated in Washington state prisons can now call or text 988 from phones and tablets at every state facility, ...
AOL

9 notorious inmates call this Eastern Washington prison home. Who are they?

The Washington State Department of Corrections manages 10 prisons across the state. These correctional facilities house inmates serving sentences after being convicted to murder, rape, theft, fraud ...

Female inmate sues Washington state after alleged attack by male-born prisoner in women's facility

A Washington female inmate is suing corrections officials, alleging a male-born prisoner attacked her under the state's ...
MyNorthwest

WA appeals court revives lawsuit over Department of Corrections’ false-positive drug tests on inmates

An appeals court has revived a lawsuit that challenged the WA Department of Corrections for punishing inmates after ...