jail

3 men get fines and jail time for poaching in Oregon.

Inmate was granted a furlough, but had not returned.

Fred does not exist, and it's part of the latest scam.

Authorities from throughout the valley escorted Watkins to his home after his release at about 1:00 pm Wednesday.

A very large supermajority will tell you about the essential role that incarceration played in their movement toward healing and wholeness.

Every state has some weird laws hanging around from back in the day, you'd be surprised how dumb some of them are. My favorite thing about looking into these laws, most of them aren't enforced and are just hilarious to read. The best thing about it is it means someone did something dumb enough that they had to make a law for it...

Why is it illegal to cut the tags off?

After initially balking at the idea, Sheriff Hatcher issued temporary commissions to his 'former' employees at the jail.

So much for restoring faith in politics.

County Commissioners did not inform City of Kennewick they were going to take control of the jail away from Sheriff.

A Ponzi, or pyramid, scheme launched about two years ago by a bankrupt Tri-City businessman has landed him in jail, facing charges in Franklin and Benton Counties. It also has his partner in hot water and facing arrest. The man's wife has not been charged, but was allegedly part of a check kiting scheme through her former employer, HAPO Credit Union...

Officials believe his past and reputation likely led to his death, but it was still shocking. Yakima County Jail officials continue to investigate the assault and likely murder of an inmate, who was found on the floor late Sunday night...