Tag Archives: Criminal Justice Reform
Want to Bankrupt Whatcom County? Vote Yes on the Jail Tax. / NorthwestCitizen, David Camp
Key data:
Here are the numbers to help you make your decision on the county’s proposal to borrow $110 million to build a new jail:
Amount borrowed: $ 110,000,000 Continue reading
The “Illusion of Inclusion” series of reports on the Whatcom County Jail / NorthwestCitizen, Juliette Daniels

Click this graphic to go to the search results page on NorthwestCitizen where you can access any of these reports.
Keep reading this series of reports on NorthwestCitizen to get an in-depth look at the history of the plan for a horizontal mega-jail. The next installment after those shown in this screenshot of search results for “Illusion of Inclusion” on NorthwestCitizen is also available on their website (it has a slightly different title). Continue reading
The Making of a Jail Crisis: Part Three – Inhumane Outlouws / NorthwestCitizen, Tip Johnson
Mon, Oct 12, 2015, 7:40 pm Tip Johnson
After wrecking the jail structure and stuffing it with increased bookings and longer stays, what else could help propel a jail crisis? Inhumane conditions! Continue reading



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