Task Force to reduce jailing recommends most proposed tax funds for a larger jail that’s anticipated to expand / Noisy Waters Northwest

Click the graphic showing IPRTF members to access the recording of the June 12, 2023 Whatcom County Incarceration Prevention and Reduction Task Force meeting

June 12, 2023 Dena Jensen

The Incarceration Prevention and Reduction Task Force (IPRTF)/Law and Justice Council approved a motion today to “endorse the Justice Project Implementation Plan as ultimately approved by the County Executive and County Council.” The vote was 17 yes with 4 opposed. (Link to the meeting recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywj7BNTQJqw&t=3927s )

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